Re: (OT) Japanese word


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from Gregory Himes <gdhimes@yahoo.com>
subject Re: (OT) Japanese word
date Wed, 5 Mar 2003 07:56:34 -0800 (PST)
--- Ranma3434@aol.com wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi, I seem to remeber a while back a word in the Japanese language
> used to 
> describe the next generation(teens) that when translated means
> something akin 
> to calling them a new species.  Does anyone know just what that word
> is?  If 
> not then what's the word for youth and/or rebelious youth?


You, perhaps, are referring to the roman-term "Newtype"?
It is used for that purpose, but AFAIK it was "lifted" in English, to
be deliberately used that way.

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