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Meanings
1
cripple; disabled person; invalid
derogatory
Derogatory term for a person with a severe physical disability. Offensive in modern usage; avoid in polite conversation.
After losing his leg in the accident, he was treated like a cripple by those around him.
2
internet slangderogatory
Internet slang, derogatory. Used as a suffix to describe someone hopelessly addicted to an activity, especially online games or the internet. Often seen in compounds like ネトゲ廃人 (online game addict).
See also: ネトゲ廃人
He plays games for over 12 hours every day; he's a total online game addict.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉で廃人になるto become a hopeless addict/wreck because of something
He became a hopeless online-game addict.
- 〈物〉廃人an addict/junkie of a particular activity (suffix use)
Lately the number of smartphone addicts has been increasing.