Etymology

ouji

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Today it means: A masculine fashion style originating in Japan, based on Victorian and Edwardian clothing styles. Full definition →

Japanese 王子
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from王子“prince”
  2. English todayouji

From Japanese 王子 (ouji, “prince”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.