<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8E%A8%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85" rel="nofollow noreferrer">厨二病</a></p>
<p>Japanese</p>
<p>Etymology</p>
<p>Derived by replacing the 中 (chū, “middle [school]”) with 厨 (chū, “freak; nerd”).</p>
<p>厨二病 (hiragana ちゅうにびょう, rōmaji chūnibyō)</p>
<p>Alternative spelling of 中二病</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This usage of <strong>厨</strong> here came from Japanese 'ちゅう' (kanji: 厨 ). Which means &quot;<strong>freak</strong> or <strong>nerd</strong>&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;XX 厨&quot; = &quot;XX nerd&quot;  or &quot;XX freak&quot;. Anime and manga fans would be familiar with this term</p>
<p><em>Other Japanese terms imported to Chinese via manga (mostly circulated among manga readers in written form)</em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>醬(ちゃん).</em></li>
</ul>
<p><em>&quot;XX 醬&quot; = &quot;XX 小妹妹&quot; (Dear little XX)</em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>宅(taku)  came from Otaku (a young person who is obsessed with computers or particular aspects of popular culture to the detriment of their social skills..)</em></li>
</ul>
<p><em>&quot;XX 宅&quot; = &quot;XX obsessed&quot; e.g. &quot;軍事宅&quot; means &quot;a person obsessed with military&quot;</em></p>

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Tang Ho
<p>In Japanese:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>厨 (chu)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>sounds the same as the first character of</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>中毒 (chudoku)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>And <code>中毒</code> means sickly loves sb/sth. So "XX厨" basically means 'someone who sickly loves XX'. E.g. I'm a Gakki厨. I would do anything for her, including suicide.</p>

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Sounds like it'd be pretty similar to "Stan" in English-language internet slang. [From the Eminem song of the same name](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Stan).
Lionel Rowe
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Kevin. Fang
<p>I am not so sure about the details on how this word originated. Of course it is the a loanword from Japanese, and it is a substitution of 中, but I am not so sure which exact word that including 中. In <a href="https://zh.moegirl.org/zh-hans/%E5%8E%A8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">萌百</a> it says from the word 中坊(Japanese) that means middle school, which is the same as Tang's answer because the 中 in 中二 means middle school.</p>
<p>But the usage is very clear. X厨 means insane fan(s) of X. The focus is the &quot;insane&quot; part. In the beginning it is a negative word. Some one accuse others to be too crazy about an idol/work. But later on it is used by the fans themselves indicating that they enjoy the idol/work so much and would like to be crazy.</p>
<p>For now, it is tend to be a neutral word, and just means &quot;fan&quot; and less stress on the &quot;insane&quot; part, but be careful that this usage is only when speaking of oneself. If you say &quot;I am a X厨.&quot; It can mean merely &quot;I am a (normal) fan of X&quot;, or &quot;I sickly love X.&quot; (as Kevin's answer said) But if you say &quot;This guy is a X厨.&quot; it is somewhat offensive.</p>

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River
<blockquote>
  <p>一个普通的《X》厨</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I might be wrong. My first impression is that it can be analogous to 她还是个"厨", meaning she is still virgin. So, I might think 一个普通的《X》厨 means he/she doesn't have much experience or knowledge about 《X》( not as much knowledge/experience as a normal fun has). </p>

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Virgin is 处女/处男, not 厨女/厨男
Lionel Rowe
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@LionelRowe I might be plain wrong about it.
dan
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@LionelRowe However, if it's not in written, I might interpret it like that. I'm not quite familiar with the context.
dan
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dan
<p>I was in a Chinese forum for manga fans and I saw a user who introduced himself saying this sentence:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>一个普通的《X》厨</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Going by the context, I understand 厨 here means something like &quot;fan of X&quot;,  but I would like further information about the way Chinese people use this word and what it means to them. The dictionary only has &quot;kitchen&quot; and &quot;cupboard&quot; as meanings in English.</p>

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Note, the explanations given in this question ultimately originated from [this Japanese SE post](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/239/use-of-%E5%8E%A8-on-the-internet).
dROOOze
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What's the meaning of 厨 in internet slang?
# What's the meaning of 厨 in internet slang?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-12)

I was in a Chinese forum for manga fans and I saw a user who introduced himself saying this sentence:

> 一个普通的《X》厨

Going by the context, I understand 厨 here means something like "fan of X", but I would like further information about the way Chinese people use this word and what it means to them. The dictionary only has "kitchen" and "cupboard" as meanings in English.

**Tags:** meaning, internet-slang

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Note, the explanations given in this question ultimately originated from [this Japanese SE post](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/239/use-of-%E5%8E%A8-on-the-internet).  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-09-13. Score: 4

> [厨二病](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8E%A8%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85)
>
> Japanese
>
> Etymology
>
> Derived by replacing the 中 (chū, “middle [school]”) with 厨 (chū, “freak; nerd”).
>
> 厨二病 (hiragana ちゅうにびょう, rōmaji chūnibyō)
>
> Alternative spelling of 中二病

This usage of **厨** here came from Japanese 'ちゅう' (kanji: 厨 ). Which means "**freak** or **nerd**"

"XX 厨" = "XX nerd" or "XX freak". Anime and manga fans would be familiar with this term

*Other Japanese terms imported to Chinese via manga (mostly circulated among manga readers in written form)*

* *醬(ちゃん).*

*"XX 醬" = "XX 小妹妹" (Dear little XX)*

* *宅(taku) came from Otaku (a young person who is obsessed with computers or particular aspects of popular culture to the detriment of their social skills..)*

*"XX 宅" = "XX obsessed" e.g. "軍事宅" means "a person obsessed with military"*


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-09-13. Score: 2

In Japanese:

> 厨 (chu)

sounds the same as the first character of

> 中毒 (chudoku)

And `中毒` means sickly loves sb/sth. So "XX厨" basically means 'someone who sickly loves XX'. E.g. I'm a Gakki厨. I would do anything for her, including suicide.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Sounds like it'd be pretty similar to "Stan" in English-language internet slang. [From the Eminem song of the same name](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Stan).  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-07-22. Score: 1

I am not so sure about the details on how this word originated. Of course it is the a loanword from Japanese, and it is a substitution of 中, but I am not so sure which exact word that including 中. In [萌百](https://zh.moegirl.org/zh-hans/%E5%8E%A8) it says from the word 中坊(Japanese) that means middle school, which is the same as Tang's answer because the 中 in 中二 means middle school.

But the usage is very clear. X厨 means insane fan(s) of X. The focus is the "insane" part. In the beginning it is a negative word. Some one accuse others to be too crazy about an idol/work. But later on it is used by the fans themselves indicating that they enjoy the idol/work so much and would like to be crazy.

For now, it is tend to be a neutral word, and just means "fan" and less stress on the "insane" part, but be careful that this usage is only when speaking of oneself. If you say "I am a X厨." It can mean merely "I am a (normal) fan of X", or "I sickly love X." (as Kevin's answer said) But if you say "This guy is a X厨." it is somewhat offensive.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2018-09-13. Score: -2

> 一个普通的《X》厨

I might be wrong. My first impression is that it can be analogous to 她还是个"厨", meaning she is still virgin. So, I might think 一个普通的《X》厨 means he/she doesn't have much experience or knowledge about 《X》( not as much knowledge/experience as a normal fun has).

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Virgin is 处女/处男, not 厨女/厨男  
> **username_6**: @LionelRowe I might be plain wrong about it.  
> **username_6**: @LionelRowe However, if it's not in written, I might interpret it like that. I'm not quite familiar with the context.  

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