weeb

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/ˈwiːb/

A form of weeaboo — A non-Japanese person, stereotypically an unsociable white male, who is overly infatuated with Japanese culture; a loser Japanophile.

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Meanings

nounweeb (plural weebs)

plural weebs

  1. InternetabbreviationclippingderogatoryslangsometimeslifestyleClipping of weeaboo (in both senses).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA white person, who is obsessed with Japanese culture, usually pejorative

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weeaboo
Broader
westerner
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weeaboo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Clipping of weeaboo, possibly under the influence of dweeb.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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