VTuber

English

Alternative forms
  • Vtuber (spelling variant)
  • chuuba (slang)

Etymology

From Japanese VTuber (VTuber), from English virtual + YouTuber.

Noun

VTuber (plural VTubers)

  1. Short for virtual YouTuber.

Japanese
Alternative spellings
Vtuber
Vチューバー

Etymology

From the initial letter of English virtual and the end of English YouTuber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝit͡ɕɨᵝːba̠ː]

Noun

VTuber(ブイチューバー) • (bui-chūbā) 

  1. Short for バーチャルYouTuber (bācharu yūchūbā, “virtual YouTuber”).

Usage notes
  • Sometimes preferred as an alternative term that avoids direct usage of the commercial name YouTube.
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