Meanings
- InternetderogatorysometimesuncountableAnime.
2. "Triplettes of Bellville" is _not_ for the Disney or Animu fanboys.
2004 February 4, Doodles [username], “Re: Worst animated feature. Ever.”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet)2 more examples
These two links should not be anywhere near one another, thx. One is the personal site of an egomaniacal faggot who thinks he suddenly owns the images he scans from animu magazines and refers to himself in the third person, and the other is a cultural bridge between Japan and the United States, based on the exchange of image macros, catchphrases, and underage hentai.
2003 November 15, Saber [username], “Re: [FAQ] FAQ for alt.games.final-fantasy.hentai (v4.1)”, in alt.games.final-fantasy.hentai (Usenet)but it's so much easier/more appealing to watch japanese drama/animu/films/pR0n these days.
2008 October 10, monkie [username], “Re: i don't know if i mentioned it...”, in alt.digitiser.snakes (Usenet)
Origin
Humorous hyperforeignism of anime. Modelled after Japanese borrowings from English words that were reborrowed into English and subsequently commonly used in anime fandoms, particularly those ending in an /ɯ/ vowel which is added to English words which phonetically end in a consonant (e.g., ワイフ (waifu); from wife).
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Cite this entry
animu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animu
“animu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animu.
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