wapanese

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/wæpəˈniːz/

noun

Synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture.

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Meanings

wapanese1

nounwapanese (plural wapanese)

alternative Wapanese

  1. InternetdatedderogatorySynonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture.

    She wasn't the best, Wapanese.

    2006 February 28, Blowhole911 [username], “Re: Arakawa”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    Now, I know some of you Wapanese (Caucasian Japan fanboys) might get your panties in a bunch, but it's my opinion. LIVE WITH IT.

    2003 December 16, I. B. Blaqman [username], “I really hate the way Japanese media sensationalizes their so-called "superstars"”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet)

    His making the greatest samurai legend in Japanese history a white guy in the middle of the closed country era pretty much sealed it that he's a Wapanese with a pen.

    2007 November 5, WrestlingizReel [username], “Re: Too much Hiro in ancient Japan?”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet)

    Synonyms: weeaboo

Wapanese2

adjectiveWapanese (comparative more Wapanese, superlative most Wapanese)

comparative more Wapanese · superlative most Wapanese

  1. Alternative letter-case form of wapanese.
nounWapanese (plural Wapanese)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of wapanese.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture.

Similar
weeaboo
Also see
weeaboo

Origin

Blend of wannabe + Japanese, originally first invented in 2002 as an internet slang for a non-Japanese person who is unhealthily obsessed with Japanese culture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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