ouiaboo

English

Etymology

From oui +‎ -aboo, borrowing the French oui (“yes”) to create an intentional, punning homophone of weeaboo (“Japanophile”).

Noun

ouiaboo (plural ouiaboos)

1. (Internet slang, often derogatory) A non-French person who is obsessed with France and French culture.
   • 2014 May 13, Tuxbeej (@tuxbeej), Twitter‎^[1]:

     Hey man, I might like the French language and culture, but I ain't no fucking ouiaboo.

   • 2017 July 3, @pohutukaryl, Twitter‎^[2]:

     This one lifestyle blog I follow keeps doing articles about what Parisians do... they're turning into ouiaboos

   • 2022 August 5, 🏳️‍⚧️ andi, flying wing fishe 🦈 (@lorenziniforce), Twitter‎^[3]:

     actually knowing my deep secret ouiaboo tendencies I'd have probably gone for [the name] Amelie

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ouiaboo.

Synonyms

• Francophile