Where does “wapanese” come from?

wapanese (English) comes from English Japanese, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

wapanese (English): A white person who is obsessed with Japanese...

Definitions

  1. A white person who is obsessed with Japanese...

Ancestry of “wapanese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJapaneseOf, relating to, or derived from Japan, its...
2EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
3DutchJapan—
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

Words derived from “wapanese”

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