Where does “tsundere” come from?

tsundere (English) comes from Japanese ツンデレ, from Japanese でれでれ — slovenly, sloppily, in the manner of a slob.

tsundere (English): A cold, nitpicky character, usually a girl, who...

Definitions

  1. A cold, nitpicky character, usually a girl, who...

Ancestry of “tsundere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseツンデレtsundere
2Japaneseでれでれslovenly, sloppily, in the manner of a slob
Every word from Japanese でれでれEvery word from Japanese ツンデレ