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沼 (numa)

NOO-manounInformalOnline

A Japanese slang term. Browse all Japanese slang.

What it means

  1. A hobby, fandom or rabbit hole you have sunk into and cannot climb out of. 沼にハマる is to fall in; 沼落ち is the moment it happens.

Literally: A swamp or bog.

Examples with translations

  • 完全にK-POPの沼にハマってる。

    I have fallen headfirst into K-pop and cannot get out.

  • カメラは沼だから気をつけて。

    Cameras are a money pit — be careful.

Where it comes from

Fandom vocabulary of the 2010s. The image is precise: a swamp is not a cliff you fall off but something you wade into voluntarily and then find you cannot leave.

Other forms

Romanised as:
numa