English Explanatory Dictionary

animu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Anime.

Pronunciation

/ˈænɪmu/ En-US-animu.wav

Word forms

animu

Etymology

Humorous alteration of anime, with -u probably based on a stereotypical Japanese accent or wasei-eigo, emphasizing the added /ɯ/ vowel which frequently occurs on Japanese borrowings from English words that phonetically end in a consonant (such as チーズ (chīzu) from cheese (/⁠t͡ʃiːz⁠/); a few of these are reborrowed into English and commonly used in anime fandoms, such as waifu), but of course misapplied in this case.

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