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otakukin

otakukin noun: a person who claims or believes that their soul is a reincarnation or parallel incarnation of a fictional character (especially, from anime, manga, or video games).

Noun

otakukin (plural otakukin)

  1. (Internet, capitalized, dated, sometimes) A person who claims or believes that their soul is a reincarnation or parallel incarnation of a fictional character (especially, from anime, manga, or video games).
    • The definition of entertainingly nutty would be otakukin.2006, Cypher, “Considering Snuhwolf”, in alt.horror.werewolves (Usenet)
    • I pointed out that you telling me that Otakukin are insane made as much sense as belief in God. Both are things taken on faith, you see?2007, Juan Valdez, “Ping Juan Valdez”, in alt.recovery.aa (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    fictionkin, mediakin

Synonyms of otakukin

Forms of otakukin

pluralotakukin

Origin of otakukin

From otaku + -kin, modeled on otherkin.

Questions about otakukin

What does otakukin mean?
Otakukin means a person who claims or believes that their soul is a reincarnation or parallel incarnation of a fictional character (especially, from anime, manga, or video games).
What part of speech is otakukin?
Otakukin is a noun.
What is the plural of otakukin?
The plural of otakukin is otakukin.

Words near otakukin in the dictionary

  1. otak-otaks
  2. Otaki
  3. otaku
  4. otakudom
  5. otakuism
  6. otakukin
  7. otakus
  8. otalgia
  9. otalgias
  10. otalgic
  11. otalgics

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