Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
ぼう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From 中学生 (middle-school student) + 坊主 (Buddhist monk, kiddo); comparing another Internet user's immaturity to that of a typical middle-school student.[1]

Noun

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(ちゅう)(ぼう) (chūbō

  1. (education) middle-school student
  2. (Internet slang) an Internet troll
  3. (Internet slang) a noob

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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中坊(なかぼう) (Nakabō

  1. a surname

References

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  1. ^ [1], Japanese Language Stack Exchange