noun
A non-Japanese person who takes admiration for Japan to an obsessive, delusional, and disrespectful level. A weeaboo doesn’t just enjoy anime or manga — they treat Japan as the greatest country on Earth while insulting their own culture and traditions.
Weeaboos often think watching a few anime makes them fluent in Japanese, dropping random words like “kawaii desu” or “senpaiii” without context. They exaggerate cosplay into something unhealthy, sometimes confusing anime costumes with traditional culture, and blur the line between fiction and reality.
The issue isn’t liking Japan — it’s fetishizing it. By worshiping Japan as flawless, weeaboos reduce a complex culture into shallow stereotypes and even objectify Japanese people as “anime characters.” Instead of admiration, this obsession comes off as cringe and insulting.
NOTE: Enjoying anime, Japanese games, food, or studying the culture does not make you a weeaboo. You cross the line when you:
Claim Japan is better than every country just for anime/manga.
Trash your own nation’s culture.
Use broken Japanese for clout.
Treat anime as everyday Japanese life.
Fetishize or stereotype Japanese people.
A non-Japanese person who takes admiration for Japan to an obsessive, delusional, and disrespectful level. A weeaboo doesn’t just enjoy anime or manga — they treat Japan as the greatest country on Earth while insulting their own culture and traditions.
Weeaboos often think watching a few anime makes them fluent in Japanese, dropping random words like “kawaii desu” or “senpaiii” without context. They exaggerate cosplay into something unhealthy, sometimes confusing anime costumes with traditional culture, and blur the line between fiction and reality.
The issue isn’t liking Japan — it’s fetishizing it. By worshiping Japan as flawless, weeaboos reduce a complex culture into shallow stereotypes and even objectify Japanese people as “anime characters.” Instead of admiration, this obsession comes off as cringe and insulting.
NOTE: Enjoying anime, Japanese games, food, or studying the culture does not make you a weeaboo. You cross the line when you:
Claim Japan is better than every country just for anime/manga.
Trash your own nation’s culture.
Use broken Japanese for clout.
Treat anime as everyday Japanese life.
Fetishize or stereotype Japanese people.
“Bro watched two episodes of Naruto and now he’s saying ‘konnichiwa, senpai’ at McDonald’s. That’s some straight weeaboo behavior.”
“She said Japan is perfect and her own country is trash, while wearing a $5 cosplay wig in public. Classic weeaboo.”
“Liking Demon Slayer doesn’t make you a weeaboo. Screaming ‘Nezuko-chan uwu’ at strangers definitely does.”
“This dude thinks anime high schools are how Japan really is. Somebody save him from being a weeaboo.”
“You can enjoy sushi without being a weeaboo. You become a weeaboo when you say sushi is the only food worth eating because it’s Japanese.”
“My cousin studied Japanese history and culture respectfully — not a weeaboo. My other cousin painted his face to look like an anime character and said he’s renouncing his passport — total weeaboo.”
“She said Japan is perfect and her own country is trash, while wearing a $5 cosplay wig in public. Classic weeaboo.”
“Liking Demon Slayer doesn’t make you a weeaboo. Screaming ‘Nezuko-chan uwu’ at strangers definitely does.”
“This dude thinks anime high schools are how Japan really is. Somebody save him from being a weeaboo.”
“You can enjoy sushi without being a weeaboo. You become a weeaboo when you say sushi is the only food worth eating because it’s Japanese.”
“My cousin studied Japanese history and culture respectfully — not a weeaboo. My other cousin painted his face to look like an anime character and said he’s renouncing his passport — total weeaboo.”
by randomanimeenjoyer September 19, 2025
Get the Weeaboomug. 
Dude 1: Hey, i like to watch Cory in the House, its my favourite anime
Dude 2: Dude, that is not an anime. ANI mes are japanese.
Dude 1: Stfu dude, dont be such a weeaboo, Cory is black.
Dude 2: Dude, that is not an anime. ANI mes are japanese.
Dude 1: Stfu dude, dont be such a weeaboo, Cory is black.
by Lowloser November 21, 2016
Get the Weeaboomug. by KjCoke December 3, 2019
Get the Weeaboomug. 
A weeaboo is a person, typically from the western world, who is completely obsessed with the culture, food, media, clothing, language and every thing about Japan. The often speak poor Japanese, and speak it within standard English sentences. The are so obsessed with the culture, they denounce every culture that isn't Japanese, including their own. This can be counterintuitive to what they are trying to do, which is support Japanese culture. This is because they often overstereotype Japanese culture and consider it to be like it is in their favourite anime. Keep in mind you can respect the culture, watch anime, speak the language and enjoy it, without being a Weeaboo. The key definition is rejecting their own culture.
Billy- Oh gosh, it's that Weeaboo kid coming towards us again
Siegfried- No, she's not a weeaboo, not all people that like the culture are
Amy- KONICHIWA SENPAIS! It's a lovely day Billy-Chan!
Siegfried- Sprays WW2 M2 Flamethrower
Billy- "Thanks"
Siegfried- No, she's not a weeaboo, not all people that like the culture are
Amy- KONICHIWA SENPAIS! It's a lovely day Billy-Chan!
Siegfried- Sprays WW2 M2 Flamethrower
Billy- "Thanks"
by Shrek.OgreMan March 17, 2024
Get the Weeaboomug. A retired legend of a youtuber. Known for his headphones and his “straight outta the closet” shirt. Started out as a filthy frank copy but stopped youtube soon after finding his real voice.
by josiahcadis04 October 24, 2022
Get the Weeaboo Jermainemug.