monster boy
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Gender inversion of monster girl, which is a calque of Japanese モンスター娘 (monsutā musume).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmɒnstə(ɹ) ˈbɔɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]monster boy (plural monster boys)
- (anime and manga) A fictional male character who shares visual traits with a monster.
- Synonym: (female) monster girl
Translations
[edit]fictional male character with monster traits
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See also
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- English terms calqued from Japanese
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
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- English multiword terms
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