fujoshi

fu·jo·shi
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UK/fuːˈdʒəʊ.ʃiː/Canada, US/fuˈdʒoʊ.ʃi/Australia, New Zealand/fʉːˈdʒɐʉ.ʃiː/Scotland/fʉˈdʒo.ʃi/

noun

A female fan of media featuring romantic and/or sexual relationship between men.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounfujoshi (plural fujoshis or fujoshi)

plural fujoshis

  1. slanglifestyleA female fan of media featuring romantic and/or sexual relationship between men.

    Synonyms: fujo, fujoshit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female fan of media featuring romantic and/or sexual relationship between men.

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Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 腐(ふ)女(じょ)子(し) (fujoshi, literally “rotten girl/woman”).

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Translations

Bengali ফুজোশি
  • ফুজোশি (fujoshi)female fan of yaoi
Chinese Mandarin 腐女
  • 腐女 (fǔnǚ)female fan of yaoi
French fujoshi, yaoiste
  • fujoshifemale fan of yaoi
  • yaoistefemale fan of yaoi
Hindi फ़ुजोशि
  • फ़ुजोशि (fujośi)female fan of yaoi
Japanese 腐女子
  • 腐女子 (fujoshi)female fan of yaoi
Portuguese fujoshi
  • fujoshifemale fan of yaoi

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fujoshi

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Cite this entry
APA

fujoshi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fujoshi

MLA

“fujoshi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fujoshi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fujoshi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fujoshi.

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