moe

Meaning

Noun

Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.

Adj

Cute, adorable. (of fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media)

Adv

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of mo.
2. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of more.

Verb

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of moo.
2. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of mow (“to make faces”).

Translations

مو

moe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈməʊ.eɪ/

Etymology

From Japanese 萌え (moe, “budding, sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える (moeru, “to burst into bud, to sprout”).