From oui + -aboo, borrowing the French oui (“yes”) to create an intentional, punning homophone of weeaboo (“Japanophile”).
ouiaboo (plural ouiaboos)
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) A non-French person who is obsessed with France and French culture.
2014 May 13, Tuxbeej (@tuxbeej), Twitter[1]:Hey man, I might like the French language and culture, but I ain't no fucking ouiaboo.
2017 July 3, @pohutukaryl, Twitter[2]:This one lifestyle blog I follow keeps doing articles about what Parisians do... they're turning into ouiaboos
2022 August 5, 🏳️⚧️ andi, flying wing fishe 🦈 (@lorenziniforce), Twitter[3]:actually knowing my deep secret ouiaboo tendencies I'd have probably gone for [the name] Amelie
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ouiaboo.