[NOTE: these terms are weaponized language, & meant to give
offense. Which is the whole & compleat point of insult & invective,
obscenity & blasphemy, & other political speech.]
JAPANESE: 豆腐小僧 — tōfu-kozō §
§) Lit.,
Tōfu Boy. Or Servant Monster. In
modern & post-modern usage most likely to be a pejorative for hardcore
manga nerd wimps, or can refer to a specific
yōkai (妖怪) character from 18th. & 19th.
C. manga & pamphlets, or toys & clothes; tōfu-kozō had no
particular special powers, & arrives
as a servant monster with a dainty bamboo umbrella, bringing tōfu or sake, often during rainstorms… But mold might grow
on the tofu before anyone can finish eating it, or the sake go sour; Tōfu Boy often has a huge baby-Huey-like head,
sometimes a large tōfu-brick head & one eye & no
mouth, & usually presents the tōfu with an autumn leaf design on a round tray; Tōfu Boys are considered wimps by the other yōkai (妖怪), & sometimes bullied or picked on,
just like manga fanboys
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