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by fsckboy 1043 days ago
> I have so much moe

I had to look it up, from urbandictionary.com:

also written as moé. A Japanese slang term (ironically, first employed by otaku) used to refer to the fetish for or sexual attraction to idealized people, usually a fictional perfect young girl.

Since then, moé has come to be used as a general term for a hobby, mania or fetish (non-sexual or otherwise). This is contrasted with otaku, which would be taking the specific hobby, mania or fetish to harmful levels.

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In this case “an irrational attraction”. Note it is a Japanese word so you hear the o and the e, so unfortunately “I moe for Tamamo” doesn’t rhyme.