kuudere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese クーデレ (kūdere), a portmanteau of クール (kūru, “calm”), from English cool, and デレデレ (dere-dere, “to become lovey-dovey, infatuated, lovestruck”).[1]

Noun

kuudere (plural kuuderes)

  1. (manga) A character archetype considered cold hearted and indifferent, but not showing their true colors.

References
  1. “Tsundere, Yandere, Kuudere, Dandere - Meaning”, in Japanese with Anime‎, 21 July 2016, Kuudere クーデレ
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