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Yandere

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈjɑːndɛɹeɪ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Yandere is a noun meaning (chiefly Japanese fiction) 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.

Meaning

(chiefly Japanese fiction) 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.

Example Sentences

And it finally answered the question as to whether Senjougahara is tsundere or yandere.
Looking at anime charts, there's always the harem series with the dense hero and a bunch of girls whose personalities are pulled out of a set cast of tropes (the Childhood Friend, Tsundere, Yandere, and Lolita, for instance).
“Believe it, man. In fact, she's seriously creepy. Like creepier than that pink-haired girl from Future Diary.” “Wait, what?” Sam got that reference quickly, but was not happy with the comparison. She wasn't a psychopathic, murderous Yandere stalker, from what he could see.

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Related dictionary entries include weeaboo, zealousy, erotomane, otaku, obsessor, obsessive.

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