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Stage 1 of 2
otaku
Japanese · 1980s
"your house, formally"
originally a formal word for your house, later applied to obsessive hobbyists who rarely left home
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Stage 2 of 2
otaku
English · 1990s
"a person with an obsessive interest in a hobby"
adopted directly for a person with an obsessive interest, especially in anime or manga
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