Definitions
Wiktionary
- military, US Office of Naval Intelligence
- n. A Japanese evil spirit or demon.
Etymologies
- From oni (Wiktionary)
Examples
“He grows into a supernaturally powerful young warrior who eventually teams up with a monkey, a pheasant, and a dog to drive a horde of ogre-like oni from the Japanese islands.”
“Jaya was very excited at the thought of "allbody going to see 'oni at Starfish". "'oni" is Leoni, her favourite caer at the nursery.”
“And gaijin vs. gwei lo -- gwei lo uses the character for demon, "oni" in Japanese, while gaijin incorporates the character for outside.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘oni’.
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What's That Pokémon Name?
Words used to create the names of Pokémon, which are usually portmanteaux.
bulb, dinosaur, ivy, venus, char, salamander, squirt, turtle, blast, tortoise, water, caterpillar and 525 more...
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Japanese mythical creatures and deities
The Japanese get their own list now because there are so darn many of them!
mokumokuren, mujina, namazu, noppera-b�?, nukekubi, nuppeppo, nurikabe, oni, onry�?, penghou, raiju, samebito and 92 more...
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Fictional beasties
elf, gnome, dwarf, sprite, troll, fairy, nymph, imp, brownie, sasquatch, yeti, wookiee and 574 more...
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the gods must be crazy!
quetzalcoatl, baron-samedi, loa, orichas, arianrhod, aine, amaethon, annwn, arnemetia, balor, badbh, bean nighe and 1061 more...
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Demongering
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diablerie, grimoire, ouija, dybbuk, sciomancy, necromancy, cacodemon, fallen angel, choronzon, kokomo, demonology, lilith and 650 more...
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glossa magica
anything supernatural
kigatilik, kami, lilith, adramalech, loup-garou, numen, oni, nerterology, poliadic, thaumaturgy, demerlayk, abraxas and 5 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for oni.

whichbe Creatures from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres or trolls. They are popular characters in Japanese art, literature and theatre. (Wikipedia)
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May 21, 2008