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Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wiktionary
- n. slang Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction toward, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.
- adv. Obsolete form of mo.
- adv. Obsolete form of more.
- n. Obsolete form of mow.
- n. Obsolete form of moa.
- v. Obsolete form of moo.
- v. Obsolete form of mow.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. obsolete A wry face or mouth; a mow.
- v. obsolete To make faces; to mow.
- adj. obsolete More. See Mo.
Etymologies
- Variant forms. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“O usagijen: he's supposed to be the GEEK, the otaku!! usagijen: well I guess this is one of the few shows that break that stereotype. usagijen: w00t! the new girl appears usagijen: why not just pass the megaphone to Kitamura, o forgetful president? usagijen: Taiga's getting all jelly jelly (jealous) ~ usagijen: and a certain "pride" or "dignity" factor usagijen: the perfect way to calm down the tiger usagijen: and I'm gonna explode from too much Taiga moe moe usagijen: she sure is living up to her furry Tiger nickname usagijen: Minorin's doing the trademark: 9 smile of Peko-chan usagijen: honestly stupid, but still … moe~ usagijen: tsk, ryuuji should join the club so he can spend more time with his Minorin~”
“Both of these are excellently embodied in the schoolgirl; the term moe may in fact originate from the anime middle school heroine Sailor Moon (Hotaru Tomoe).”
The Huffington Post: Claire Gordon: The Internet is Awwwwww!
“Part of it, perhaps, is out of the biases of those who would use the word moe or moeblob as a negative signifier.”
“Kyoko's so moe that the word moe is not good enough to describe her!”
“I laughed - I think the cat is an attempt of "moe" - to be overly cute, where the desire for cutsy overcame the artists rational side.”
Lesbians Sleepover II Yuri & Yaoi: girls & guys play and Beth goes straight....again!
“As a female anime fan, I have a lot of male friends who are into these so-called moe shows, but I wasn't sure if they'd apply to me: When the series's audience is male otaku, what is the appeal for women?”
“When I ordered an iced coffee, our cute "eternally 17-year old" maid Mizuki poured the cream and stirred it for me until I asked her to stop, using the magic word "moe," which is used by the otaku to express burning passion.”
“I was going, 'Eenie-meenie-minie-moe' – I'd got to 'moe', so I thought I'd better do it.”
The Guardian: Six Nations 2011: Chris Ashton makes light of his killer instinct
“On RPGnet, the largest tabletop RPG forums on the net as far as I can tell has had a long discussion debating the pros and cons of this, given Japan's proclivities towards "moe" and other Chris Hansen alerting things.”
“The otaku term "moe" pronounced "mo-eh"--which literally means "budding" and describes the sensation of being blissfully overwhelmed by cuteness or attractiveness, is already a very otome-like idea.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘moe’.
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Change one letter
Change one letter in the title of an existing book, and create an entirely new literary work. Add a one-sentence comment, describing the new work.
all the pretty ho..., the brothels kara..., caesar's garlic wars, the unbearable ti..., a heartbreaking w..., the good marrow, the right stiff, lady windermere's..., infinite pest, the cremains of t..., eyes on the pride, the spoils of boy... and 747 more...
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Hate
I hate all of these words. Most of them my brother says all the time.
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Fandom
fanfic, beta, fanboy, fangirl, fanfiction, fanficcer, spoiler, squeeing, shipping, shipper, ship, one true pairing and 130 more...
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Aminals
My pets' names and nicknames past and present
squiggy, squitler, squigaboo, tai quob kabob, booger, boogie, bogart, furguson, furgie, two berets, walter snarfer, gizmo and 75 more...
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The Form and Function of Genres
wuxia, dramedy, bildungsroman, blaxploitation, sexploitation, tokusatsu, epic, cyberpunk, mystery, romance, fantasy, drama and 21 more...
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aliko's Dutch Words
elf, nul, geschiedenis, straat, brief, wedstrijd, huis, moe, koe
Tweets
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sionnach Jane Smiley's new biography of the forgotten stooge. Jan 31, 2008