Obatarian (word)
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In Japan an Obatarian Obatarian (オバタリアン?) is a slang term for a middle-aged and possibly cantankerous, pushy or dim-witted woman.
The word is a portmanteau of the suffix for "aunt" in Japanese (Oba) and the loanword batarian (Romanised from the English/French word "battalion", which was name the film Night of the Living Dead was released under in Japan); the idea being that according to the stereotype such women would aggressively work in packs to secure their common interests, such as in claiming seats when boarding a subway carriage.
The term was common in the 1980s, and saw life as a newspaper cartoon strip and later as a manga series by Katsuhiko Hotta.
