Etymology

animegao

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Today it means: A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character (with realistic proportions) originating in Japan, paired with an anime-style mask. Full definition →

Japanese アニメ顔
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromアニメ顔
  2. English todayanimegao

Borrowed from Japanese アニメ顔 (animegao, literally “anime face”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.