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adjective

• acronym for "off-topic". Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.) in reference to a question or comment that belongs elsewhere.
  • See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).

  Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• obsessed fan of Japanese animation. From Japanese.

  Did you go to the otaku convention?

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Tom S. from Philadelphia, PA, USA on Apr 30 1998.

noun

• to be excessively nerdy, anti-social, unpopular comes from Japanese word meaning "house." Probably coined because of a nerd's habit of never leaving his/her house

  Brian will never have a girlfriend, he's too much of an otaku.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a nerd, geek, dork.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Tony F. from Ann Arbor, MI, USA on Feb 21 2005.

• a Japanese word used to describe a person obsessed with a certain thing. (usually used for manga or anime)

  She's a complete otaku; she's always reading manga!

  My dad is a sports otaku, he goes to every game.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a nerd, geek, dork.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Prillac on Jun 07 2010.

noun

• overthat,bisyllabic form
  
  Used to disambiguate between "over that" and "overthat"

  Last edited on Aug 06 2024. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 06 2024.

interjection

• "okay".

  Otay, I'll be right over.

  Last edited on Jan 24 2012. Submitted by John Kitus from Boise, ID, USA on Jan 24 2012.

• word meaning "ok"
  
  origin: Buckwheat on little Rascals often used the term

  Last edited on May 04 2010. Submitted by fruitlootybandicooty from Tacoma, WA 98445, USA on May 04 2010.

adjective

• an abbreviation for the term, "out there flapping," which means to be so loudly incorrect about a topic that no one is willing to join you to defend your point of view.

  When John expressed his opinion that kittens were ugly to a group of kindergarten teachers, he found himself out there flapping.

  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.

  Last edited on Feb 20 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 09 2018.

other

• acronym for "out there flapping". That is, to have no understanding of recent statements or occurrences; "to be clueless".

  That guy is OTF.

  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.

  Last edited on Feb 20 2018. Submitted by DMJ A. from Maryland, USA on Oct 15 2002.

noun - plural

• plural of other, though it is used to disambiguate between "others, the plural" and "other's, the possessive"
  
  This word does not mean "other's" at all

  Last edited on Aug 27 2024. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 27 2024.

• the opposing perspective.

  On the other side of the coin, what were her limitations?

  Last edited on May 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.