-chan
Used in the names of imageboards, usually ones that try to emulate 4chan.
Suffix Internet, morpheme
- Used in the names of imageboards, usually ones that try to emulate 4chan.
Origin
In reference to 4chan, in turn from Futaba Channel (cf. its URL, www.2chan.net, or its alternate names ふたばちゃん and 双葉ちゃん found on its homepage); hence, derived from Japanese チャンネル (channeru), from English channel.
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Suffix morpheme
- Appended to a person's name (usually a female, child, a close friend, or an intimate) to add politeness. It is sometimes used to denote cuteness or familiarity.
- Dr. Murdoch and Murdoch-chan form an alliance with a group they refer to as “happas” who are half-white and half-Asian, claiming that they pose no threat to each other, but both stand to lose if ZOG wins. - 2020 May 3,...
Origin
From the Japanese familiar suffix ちゃん (-chan).