ernu - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Blend of erilainen (“distinct”) + nuori (“young person”).
- a young nonconformist, misfit or standout[1]
- Antonym: massateini
2013, J. K. Johansson, Laura Palokaski 1[3], →ISBN:
Miia ajatteli Lauraa, joka oli keskittynyt pianonsoittoon koko lapsuutensa. Ilmeisesti aika tavis, mutta aavistuksen ernu intensiivisen harrastuksensa takia.
- Miia thought of Laura, who had focused on playing the piano her entire childhood. Apparently kind of a normie, but a little bit of a standout because of her intensive hobby.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ernu.
- (in particular) (fandom slang) a young weeaboo[2]
- Hypernym: japanofiili (“Japanophile”)
- Sohvi Heikkilä: Japani-harrastajien slangi (in Finnish), master's thesis, University of Oulu 2016.