Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Internet)A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side regarding their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond.

    Yandere

    я́ндэрэjándɛrɛ

    я́ндереjándere

Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from Japanese ヤンデレ (yandere), a portmanteau of 病んでる (yanderu), contraction of 病んで

Borrowed from Japanese ヤンデレ (yandere), a portmanteau of 病んでる (yanderu), contraction of 病んでいる (yande iru), progressive tense of 病む (yamu, “to be sick”), and デレデレ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb).

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Forms

plural: yanderes / yandere
Singularyandere
Pluralyanderes / yandere

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Word family

4 related words

See also

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