English
kuudere
Kuudere comes from Japanese クーデレ, from クール ‘calm’, and ultimately from English cool.
- English1500–presentcool
- Japanesemodernクールkūru‘calm’
- Japanese, derivedmodernクーデレkūdereportmanteau of クール
- Englishearliest quotation 2018kuudere
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentcool
- Japanesemodernクールkūru‘calm’
- Japanese, derivedmodernクーデレkūdereportmanteau of クール
- Englishearliest quotation 2018kuudere
Earliest quotation: 2018, Ichiro Sakaki, Outbreak Company: “True, she wasn't very expressive—or anyway, I didn't feel…”
Linked words
through English cool
through Japanese クール ‘calm’
Today it means
noun A calm, aloof, reserved fictional character (usually a girl) who has a hidden soft side, especially for a love interest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English cool / kuudere