Catchword: wota

Filed under: Japanese, Japan, Pastimes & Hobbies, Technology, Slang

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: My informant explained that wota—which is pronounced “oh-tah”—are an offshoot branch of Japan’s hobby-obsessed tribe of introverts known as otaku. While regular otaku seek out anime figurines and high-tech gizmos, the infatuation of the nation’s estimated tens of thousands of wota is for girl idols—particularly the pop group Morning Musume.…To distinguish themselves from run-of-the-mill otaku—computer geeks, anime freaks and the like—wota chopped off the “-ku” at the end of the word and, with a touch of playfulness, slapped on a “w” up front. (Typing “wo” on a Japanese computer keyboard renders a kana syllable pronounced “oh.”)

Article or document title:
“Wota lota love” (URL)

Author:
Eric Prideaux

Article, document, publication, web site:
Japan Times

Date of publication:
Jan. 16, 2005

This catchword has yet to be researched.