animu
/ˈænɪmu/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.56 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "2. "Triplettes of Bellville" is _not_ for the Disney or Animu fanboys."
- "but it's so much easier/more appealing to watch japanese drama/animu/films/pR0n these days."
Etymology
Humorous hyperforeignism of anime. Modelled after Japanese borrowings from English words that were reborrowed into English and subsequently commonly used in anime fandoms, particularly those ending in an /ɯ/ vowel which is added to English words which phonetically end in a consonant (e.g., ワイフ (waifu); from wife).
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂enh₁-