animu
English
editEtymology
editHumorous alteration of anime, from Japanese アニメ (“anime”), an abbreviation of アニメーション (“animēshon”), from animation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editanimu (uncountable)
- (Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) Anime.
- 2003 November 15, Saber [username], “Re: [FAQ] FAQ for alt.games.final-fantasy.hentai (v4.1)”, in alt.games.final-fantasy.hentai[1] (Usenet):
- These two links should not be anywhere near one another, thx. One is the personal site of an egomaniacal faggot who thinks he suddenly owns the images he scans from animu magazines and refers to himself in the third person, and the other is a cultural bridge between Japan and the United States, based on the exchange of image macros, catchphrases, and underage hentai.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:animu.
Coordinate terms
edit- mango (“manga”)
Anagrams
editEsperanto
editVerb
editanimu
- imperative of animi
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