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Truck-kun

Truck-kun proper noun: in the isekai genre, a truck that sets off the plot by hitting the protagonist, transporting them into the fantastical setting (typically by killing them in the real world).

Proper noun

Truck-kun

  1. (Japanese, humorous, slang) In the isekai genre, a truck that sets off the plot by hitting the protagonist, transporting them into the fantastical setting (typically by killing them in the real world).
    • What if I was walking across the street when I was summoned, only to be dropped back in front of a speeding truck. Lots of dodgy stories start with Truck-kun, and I don't want mine to end with it.2022, Dean Henegar, “The Summoned Life”, in Legendary LitRPG: An All Genres LitRPG Anthology, unnumbered page
    • While Truck-kun does cause one form of ending—the character is dead in their original world—it's an integral part of the main character's transportation to a new world, one where they can explore, learn, and grow.2022, Natasha Yglesias, Anime Tarot Deck and Guidebook: Explore the Archetypes, Symbolism, and Magic in Anime, page 29

Origin of Truck-kun

From truck + -kun.

Questions about Truck-kun

What does Truck-kun mean?
Truck-kun means in the isekai genre, a truck that sets off the plot by hitting the protagonist, transporting them into the fantastical setting (typically by killing them in the real world).
What part of speech is Truck-kun?
Truck-kun is a proper noun.

Words near Truck-kun in the dictionary

  1. truck stop
  2. truck stops
  3. truck-borne
  4. truck-driver
  5. truck-drivers
  6. Truck-kun
  7. truckable
  8. truckage
  9. truckages
  10. truckbed
  11. truckbeds

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