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DeTroyes



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:45 pm Reply with quote
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Numa - Used when you are obsessed with a particular work or character, as if the work was a deep swamp from which there is no escape.


This term should just enter the general vernacular. Its waaaay overdue!
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zrnzle500



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:20 pm Reply with quote
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Babumi- [...] this word originally referred to younger female characters that provoke strong maternal feelings among male fans.


I know what they were going for, but I'm not sure maternal was the right word in conjunction with male fans

As a matter of fact I do have such a (messenger) bag. I mean it only has 4 badges, but it does have the CR logo plastered on it too.
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relyat08



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 11:13 pm Reply with quote
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Babumi- [...] this word originally referred to younger female characters that provoke strong maternal feelings among male fans.


I know what they were going for, but I'm not sure maternal was the right word in conjunction with male fans


Yeah, I believe Paternal was what they meant.
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