Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Cute, adorable. (of fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media)
Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.
From Japanese 萌え (moe, “budding, sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える (moeru, “to burst into bud, to sprout”).
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- Derivation mention萌えja
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