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fudanshi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fu-dan-shi
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male fan of yaoi.

Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腐(ふ)男(だん)子(し) (fudanshi, literally “rotten boy/man”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

fudanshis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fujoshi fujin

Questions

What does fudanshi mean?
A male fan of yaoi.
Where does fudanshi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 腐(ふ)男(だん)子(し) (fudanshi, literally “rotten boy/man”).

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