11 definitions by tengu shoes

COTI

Abbreviation for "Chat On The Internet".
A mysterious shadow organization of absurdists, artists, intellectuals and cynics said to be behind...nothing important, really. Except being funnier and better than you.

When my friend's messageboard was suddenly and cataclysmically overrun by cartoon supervillains, I knew those COTI bastards were behind it.

by tengu shoes November 8, 2004

oni

Big fat ugly Japanese ogre with horns, fangs, and an odd penchant for wearing tiger skins.

Not to be confused with waifish anime babes inexplicably dressed like oni.

Know what an oni looks like?

YOUR MOM

by tengu shoes January 8, 2005

otakukin

The horrible, fiery collision of the otaku and otherkin subcultures. I.e., people who believe they are somehow involved with/reincarnated from the souls of anime/video game characters. Japanese pop culture is literally their religion. And no, it's not a joke. They are the ultimate illustration of how utterly batshit insane the Internet has become.

After I heard about the otakukin, everything else seems sane by comparison. Even shitting dicknipples.

by tengu shoes November 8, 2004

youkai

Youkai (written with kanji meaning "bewitching apparition") are traditional Japanese monsters of supernatural origin. The word is often translated as "goblin" or "demon". Youkai are grotesque, diverse, and often as silly as they are terrifying. They were a popular subject in ukiyo-e prints, and the artist Toriyama Sekien is famous for publishing an extensive, illustrated bestiary of the creatures. Some of the best known youkai include oni (large, horned ogre-like demons who punish sinners in hell), tengu (beaked or long-nosed bird-men), kappa (turtle-like water-imps), and kitsune and tanuki (foxes and raccoon-dogs - real animals to whom supernatural powers were attributed).

The nurarihyon is a very obscure breed of youkai.

by tengu shoes November 8, 2004