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wapanese

/wæpəˈniːz/

wapanese noun: synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture.

Noun (1)

wapanese (plural wapanese)

  1. (Internet, dated, derogatory) Synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture.
    • Now, I know some of you Wapanese (Caucasian Japan fanboys) might get your panties in a bunch, but it's my opinion. LIVE WITH IT.2003 December 16, I. B. Blaqman [username], “I really hate the way Japanese media sensationalizes their so-called "superstars"”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet)
    • She wasn't the best, Wapanese.2006 February 28, Blowhole911 [username], “Re: Arakawa”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    weeaboo

Adjective capitalized: Wapanese

Wapanese (comparative more Wapanese, superlative most Wapanese)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of wapanese.

Noun (2) capitalized: Wapanese

Wapanese (plural Wapanese)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of wapanese.

Synonyms of wapanese

Forms of wapanese

Noun
pluralwapanese
alternative formWapanese
pluralWapanese
Adjective
comparativemore Wapanese
superlativemost Wapanese

Origin of wapanese

Blend of wannabe + Japanese, originally first invented in 2002 as an internet slang for a non-Japanese person who is unhealthily obsessed with Japanese culture.

Questions about wapanese

What does wapanese mean?
Wapanese means synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture.
What part of speech is wapanese?
Wapanese can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce wapanese?
Wapanese is pronounced /wæpəˈniːz/.
What is the plural of wapanese?
The plural of wapanese is wapanese.

Words near wapanese in the dictionary

  1. waow
  2. wap
  3. wap.
  4. WAPA
  5. Wapakoneta
  6. wapanese
  7. wapato
  8. wapatoes
  9. wapatoo
  10. wapatoos
  11. wapatos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wapanese (page history and authors); Wapanese (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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