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waifu

waifu

1 9.9
A female anime or manga character someone loves as a partner
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪfu/
  • Slang
: waifu
  • My friend has a waifu from her favorite anime series that she talks about all the time.

So if you wanted to get a waifu PC case, then I guess that is eventually in one's goal.

Examples

  • Seriously, Touka is the perfect waifu.

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  • We have waifus, but we also have cool stuff too.

  • Yes, I do have a waifu.

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  • So if you wanted to get a waifu PC case, then I guess that is eventually in one's goal.

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  • Screw waifu, bitches, here I come!

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  • Somebody else might post a picture of Mike Rugnetta with the caption My Waifu just because memes.

  • We've seen surprisingly few cringe anime waifus so far.

  • Much thumbs up for you, and inb4 people jump in and say fanboy defends their waifu together.

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  • In his online community, many members proudly display art of their waifus.

  • She considers her waifu to be the most supportive character she's ever encountered in a story.

Synonyms

dreamgirl
vswaifu
  • Informal
2 5.1

A girl or woman someone thinks is perfect and very attractive

is tied to characters from anime or manga rather than general fantasy

Surface Forms

waifu singular
waifus plural

Etymology

Waifu comes from the English word wife, which was borrowed into Japanese and said like 'waifu', and anime fans began to call a favourite female character their imagined partner. So a waifu today is a fictional woman someone treats as an ideal partner.