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According to an E-dictionary, waiwai (窶堙ュ窶堋「窶堙ュ窶堋「)ツ means "be noisy; make a lot of noise."
OneLang.com says, waiwai is a reduplicated word of wai; "wai - Often used as 'wai-wai,' sound of excitement like 'woohoo;' this is a childish word in Japan sometimes used by women in a self-parodying 'cute' manner."
Wikipedia says it is a South East Asian pre-cooked noodle eaten out of the packaging.
There is a radio station called something-Waiwai that gave disaster relief for the tsunami victims.
Manichi shimbun has a Waiwai column for controversial stories by outside reports.
So I think waiwai is used to call interesting, exciting, and a little strange or unusual things that make people go "really ? wow !"
The E-dictionary definition has a ready connection to the other slangish definitions of "tabloid gossip, exciting story, scandalous story, sexually-oriented story."
What is the real meaning of waiwai; is it really an Otaku word borrowed into English, or is it simply an Otaku word that has spread within Japan with an extended meaning ?
OneLang.com says, waiwai is a reduplicated word of wai; "wai - Often used as 'wai-wai,' sound of excitement like 'woohoo;' this is a childish word in Japan sometimes used by women in a self-parodying 'cute' manner."
Wikipedia says it is a South East Asian pre-cooked noodle eaten out of the packaging.
There is a radio station called something-Waiwai that gave disaster relief for the tsunami victims.
Manichi shimbun has a Waiwai column for controversial stories by outside reports.
So I think waiwai is used to call interesting, exciting, and a little strange or unusual things that make people go "really ? wow !"
The E-dictionary definition has a ready connection to the other slangish definitions of "tabloid gossip, exciting story, scandalous story, sexually-oriented story."
What is the real meaning of waiwai; is it really an Otaku word borrowed into English, or is it simply an Otaku word that has spread within Japan with an extended meaning ?