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noun
A character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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).
