fujoshi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腐(ふ)女(じょ)子(し) (fujoshi, literally “rotten girl/woman”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fuˈd͡ʒəʊ.ʃi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /fuˈd͡ʒoʊ.ʃi/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

fujoshi (plural fujoshis or fujoshi)

1. (fandom slang) A female fan of yaoi. A female shipper.

Synonyms

• fujo (informal)
• fujoshit (vulgar, derogatory)

Coordinate terms

• fudanshi (“male fan of yaoi”)

Translations

female fan of yaoi

• Bengali: ফুজোশি f (fujoshi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腐女 (zh) (fǔnǚ)

• Japanese: 腐女子 (ja) (ふじょし, fujoshi)
• Marathi: फुजोशी f (fujośī)

See also

• yaoi

Japanese

Romanization

fujoshi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふじょし