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Like a bottomless swamp, once you fall in, there's no getting out. Originally otaku slang for getting deeply hooked on a specific hobby or piece of content. The go-to expressions are "numa ni hamaru" (to fall into the swamp), "numa-ochi" (the moment you fell in), and "numa-ru" (to get swamped). It's mostly used positively — people happily declare their obsessions. Cosmetics numa, gaming numa, idol numa — the object of obsession can be anything. There's also "numa-raseru" (to drag someone into the swamp with you), meaning to make someone completely infatuated with you.

文 Examples

女性を沼らせるファッションはこれ。
This is the kind of fashion that pulls women right into the numa.
An SNS post showcasing clothes popular with women
メカニカルキーボード沼に落ちた。もう3台目
I fell into the mechanical keyboard numa. Already on my third one.
An SNS post
この沼から抜け出せる気がしない
I don't think I can escape this numa.
沼落ちの瞬間っていつも突然だよね
The numa-ochi moment always hits you out of nowhere.