wapanese

== English == === Alternative forms === Wapanese === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wæpəˈniːz/ === Noun === wapanese (plural wapanese) (Internet slang, derogatory, dated) Synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:wapanese. ==== Usage notes ==== Also used attributively. === References === Stryker, Cole. Epic Win for Anonymous, Overlook Press, →ISBN, 2011, p. 29.