And I have a wife who speaks Japanese. Yes the NOW term is MAINLY (especially among young adults and teenies) to be an anime lover ; but in generally speaking for japanese it means to have no social life. Though just like other terms it is getting more specific to 'anime lover' though despite it doesn't even mean that ; like you explained before yourself. So I reached my goal: It comes down to the context and depends who the heck you talk to ^^
Alright, sorry for my misunderstanding, I was just going off what I learned some time ago and since it came from someone who had only been here for a little while, thought that it was a more trustworthy source than the internet (Such as Urban Dictionary). Also, what town/city is your wife from? It might even mean different things depending what part of Japan you're from. My friend was from Chiba, and spent a lot of time in Tokyo (Akihabara).
My wife? She is from Havanna, Cuba Moved to the US when she was 13 or so, learned since then english, french and japanese
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/d33tly All the ones I've watched so far with my personal ratings (Known as Opinions)
