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moe.

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

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈməʊ.eɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmoʊ.eɪ/General-American
  1. Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈməʊ.eɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmoʊ.eɪ/General-American
  1. Cute, adorable. (of fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media)

    slang
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. A close friend; a nigga, homie or bro.

    slang
adv/məʊ/
  1. Obsolete form of mo.

    alt-of · obsolete
  2. Obsolete form of more.

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Variant forms.

noun/məʊ/
  1. Obsolete form of mow (“wry face, grimace”).

    alt-of · obsolete
  2. Obsolete form of moa.

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Variant forms.

verb/məʊ/
  1. Obsolete form of moo.

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

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Variant forms.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.