Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryWorks of fiction associated with alienation from reality, society, and ordinary and typically urban life, and failures of perception or communication. · Denpa songs
Borrowed from Japanese 電波 (denpa, “radio wave”) by association with 電波系 (denpa-kei, “person disconnected from reality”).
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- Borrowed-form mention電波ja · radio wave
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