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dandere.

A character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese ダンデレ (dandere), a portmanteau of 黙り (danmari, “keeping completely silent”), emphatic noun form of verb 黙る (damaru, “to be silent”), and デレデレ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb).

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