moe
/ˈmoʊ.eɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.
Slang; Uncountable
adj
Cute, adorable. (of fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media)
Slang
Example Sentences
- "Someone who is pretty or beautiful isn't moe by definition. Moe characters don't always have to be younger girls, but it certainly helps! In fact, moe characters don't even have to be female! As long as they make you feel like you want to hug and protect them, that's enough!"
- "Despite its moe roots and preference for hijinks, Bocchi The Rock is a loving celebration of rock music and the joys of being in a band."
- "Sing no more ditties, sing no moe."
- "The crafty courtiers with their guileful looks, Must needs put some experience in my maw: Yet cannot these with many mast'ries moe Make me shoot straight at any gainful prick […]"
- "GLaM [51] is an autoregressive mixture-of-experts (MoE) model with up to 1200B parameters."
Etymology
From Japanese 萌え (moe, “budding, sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える (moeru, “to burst into bud, to sprout”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 萌え, Moe
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmoʊ.eɪ/
- British English: /ˈməʊ.eɪ/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
moé (alternative)
more moe (comparative)
moe-er (comparative)
most moe (superlative)
moe-est (superlative)
moes (plural)