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moege en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 萌(も)えゲー (moegē), a combination of 萌(も)え (moe, “moe”) and ゲー (gē), a shortening of ゲーム (gēmu, “game”), itself from English game.

Meanings

1. (Internet) A kind of Japanese visual novel featuring moe content, including cute characters and art style.
   • Felt like Nakahiro tried to write a plot intensive title with a moege style which I guess can work with some people, not with me 2014 August 3, @HadlerER, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024:
   • I don’t wanna go to work, I just wanna stay home and continue reading Riddle Joker. I’m having waaay too much fun with it, ;w; I always knew I would love reading a moege, but I didn’t think I’d love it *this* much. 2023 December 15, @moemoepurest, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024:
   • Annd more hscenes. These days most good moeges have been mixing up moe with plenty of ero to go with it. 2013 July 20, @erogethoughts, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024:
   • Fault Milestone is nice and short. It's not a moege but it's cute and the world building is raw kino swag 2019 October 23, @FarisHalawa1, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024:
   • jp: >>3703876 Look, even Swan Song and Sayonara wo Oshiete are a moege under that standard. 2009 November 10, @4chanbot, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024:

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