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Old 2013-01-17, 17:42   Link #48
Triple_R
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Originally Posted by erneiz_hyde View Post
Oh...OK, let's see.

Japanese kanji for OreImo is 俺妹, "Ore" is a masculine way to address a first person, and the "imouto" part can be read as just "imo". To those who don't know, it may come off as meaning "I(masculine) am a sister", but everyone in the otakudom knows what it actually means.
Well, if it comes off meaning/sounding like "I(masculine) am a sister", then I really have to tip my hat to the Japanese. That's hilarious!
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