On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Gregory Himes 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.

Are you sure that's actually being used outside of Gundam?


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