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沼

numa

🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Tokyo

What does “沼” mean?

a fandom rabbit hole

Example

“K-POPの沼にハマった”
kei poppu no numa ni hamatta
I fell down the K-pop rabbit hole

Good to know

Literally 'swamp': once you're in, you can't get out.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

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The textbook way to say it: 夢中になること

Heard in a conversation

The ticket lottery

Aoi 金欠だけど課金は正義😇 尊い。
I'm broke but paying for it is justice 😇 so precious
Riku 沼が深い(笑)推し活がんばれ。
deep in the rabbit hole lol. good luck with the fan stuff
Aoi ありがとう!グッズの列、オールかも。腹ペコ確定。
thx! might be an all-nighter in the merch line. starving guaranteed

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