Waif is the diminutive of the Japanese noun "Waifu" which transcribe the way a Japanese pronounce the English word "Wife". It refers to one's significant other.
by Waifu's May 19, 2020
Get the Waif mug.Sometimes referred to as "femcel" or as having femcel vibes, the typical waif is underweight, sexually frustrated, and typically believes they deserve to be seen as attractive. It is a subculture of the coquette aesthetic but with an emphasis on self destruction, an unhealthy BMI, craving desirability, and egocentrism. The ED community, especially on Tumblr, makes up a large part of waif culture.
If I die, at least I'll die pretty. I'll fucking die looking peak waif unlike all these ugly bitches.
by don'tGoToBed April 23, 2023
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Basically very similar to the Cherry Emoji Twitter but more toxic. They’re often seen on Pinterest or Twitter with many femcels & pro-ana girls that go on it and post whispers and trad wife stuff while idolizing famous super models like lily rose depp or kate moss and love Lana Del Rey, Fiona Apple... etc music. They’re obsessed with films like Gone Girl, Jennifer’s body, Girl interrupted, Virgin Suicides or Buffalo ‘66 and bully lots of those alt girls from tiktok.
Person 1: omg did you hear what happened to Emily??
Person 2: Yeah she got cyberbullied by waif twt bitches after posting a bunch of unreleased lana del rey music on tiktok.
Person 2: Yeah she got cyberbullied by waif twt bitches after posting a bunch of unreleased lana del rey music on tiktok.
by wasteawayforyou June 14, 2021
Get the waif twt mug.A literal translation of мальчик в трусиках, a Russian idiom meaning a helpless person. A reverse shibboleth used by one of Seymour Hersh's unnamed 'sources' to let the world know that Hersh was catfished / false-flagged by a Russian disinformation agent.
"Zelensky has no plan, except to hang on. It’s as if he’s an orphan - a poor waif in his underwear - and we have no real idea of what Zelensky and his crowd are thinking."
— TASS
— TASS
by Russkyi mir July 28, 2023
Get the waif in his underwear mug.A form of movie martial arts where a tiny, pretty girl gives a beating to opponents much bigger than her who in real life would tear her apart.
A subtrope of Pintsized Powerhouse. Often used by the Action Girl, Faux Action Girl, Hot Amazon, Little Miss Badass, and Lady of War. Very common among characters of the Mary Sue variety. Compare to the Cute Bruiser who uses a completely different style of combat. - tvtropes.org
see Babydoll in Suckerpunch, River in Firefly, Chun Li in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
A subtrope of Pintsized Powerhouse. Often used by the Action Girl, Faux Action Girl, Hot Amazon, Little Miss Badass, and Lady of War. Very common among characters of the Mary Sue variety. Compare to the Cute Bruiser who uses a completely different style of combat. - tvtropes.org
see Babydoll in Suckerpunch, River in Firefly, Chun Li in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
"Did you see how that ballerina took out that gang member?"
"Yeah, she used some beautifully choreographed waif-fu."
"Yeah, she used some beautifully choreographed waif-fu."
by solarecreator November 26, 2011
Get the waif-fu mug.“Seymour Hersh was a poor waif in his underwear when quoting his source, a supposed “anonymous US official”, who used the russian idiom “waif in his underwear”, which until then was not used in English.”
by atomicapproach July 28, 2023
Get the poor waif in his underwear mug.A pro-Russian journalist or Russian/Kremlin official who attempts to pass off fake quotes as real things said by government or military officials in Western countries but are clearly fake due to translated Russian phrases, strange wording, words being used in strange or unnatural ways, etc.
The phrase comes from an article written by Seymour Kersh, a pro-Russian journalist. In the article, he claimed an anonymous American official called President Zelenskyy of Ukraine 'a poor waif in his underwear'. However, the term 'waif' is extremely uncommon in American English, and the whole phrase was a Russian meme until the publishing of the article.
The phrase comes from an article written by Seymour Kersh, a pro-Russian journalist. In the article, he claimed an anonymous American official called President Zelenskyy of Ukraine 'a poor waif in his underwear'. However, the term 'waif' is extremely uncommon in American English, and the whole phrase was a Russian meme until the publishing of the article.
Seymour Hersh was a poor waif in his underwear when quoting his source, a supposed 'anonymous US official', who used the Russian idiom 'a poor waif in his underwear', which until then was not used in English.
Pro-Kremlin social media users were floundering like poor waifs in their underwear to dismiss the initial use of 'a poor waif in his underwear' as a mere translation issue without explaining why there would be a translation issue between a US journalist and a US official.
Pro-Kremlin social media users were floundering like poor waifs in their underwear to dismiss the initial use of 'a poor waif in his underwear' as a mere translation issue without explaining why there would be a translation issue between a US journalist and a US official.
by True Squatch July 28, 2023
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