animegao

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noun

A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character (with realistic proportions) originating in Japan, paired with an anime-style mask.

Similar
kigurumi
OriginJapanese アニメ顔 →
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Meanings

nounanimegao (plural animegao or animegaos)

plural animegaos

  1. A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character (with realistic proportions) originating in Japan, paired with an anime-style mask.

    Synonyms: kigurumi

  2. metonymicallyThe anime-style mask used in these costumes.

    Synonyms: kigurumi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character (with realistic proportions) originating in Japan, paired with an anime-style mask.

Similar
kigurumi

nounThe anime-style mask used in these costumes.

Similar
kigurumi
Also see
kigurumi

Origin

  1. Japaneseアニメ顔
  2. Englishanimegao

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

egomania
Cite this entry
APA

animegao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animegao

MLA

“animegao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animegao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animegao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animegao.

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