moe = DO WANT

Moe = adorable, "attractive", desirable.

Its pretty hard to put into English

>>2437781
moe = emo^-1

>>2437781
"Moe" = cute in a way that straddles the line between "want to protect" and "want to fuck".

It's whatever makes you go 'dawwww' and give you a boner at the same time, like most things japanese. Pic basically sums the shit up.

>>2437947
No, that leans more towards ecchi, not moe.

Moe is...just something that makes your heart want to sing due to the cuteness it's viewing.

>>2437781
OP that translates into "Ching Chong Ding Dong"

In a slightly related note, are there any "untranslatable" English words or phrases?

Moe moe moe, how do you like it, how do you like it

>>2438027
"Ching Chong Ding Dong" is untranslatable.

This doesn't explain 'moeblob'.

I thought moe was the sickly level of cute that is too much for regular people but perfect for animetards and japanese

Moe is something that attracts otakus/weaboos. That's the best I can come up with.

weeaboo weeaboo weeaboo can be translated as "ching chong ding dong" I believe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_(slang)

Moeru is a japanese word meaning "burn"
"moe" can therefore be understood as a two syllable summary of the following sentiments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utTrbSo3hS4

The reason you can't get a straight answer is that the meaning mutates all the time. Originally it was a sort of extraordinary feeling that a girl inspired. You felt you had a special emotional bond with that girl. Since then it's been watered down to, and extended to, basically anything. Any cute girl? She's moe! You are a passionate stamp collector? You feel moe about stamps! It doesn't help that the word has mutated even more in the west because people can't quite wrap their heads around the concept. Perhaps the biggest change was that people in the west thought moe was an adjective, when it's supposed to be a feeling (though the difference is not always clear in Japan either).

>>2437973
There's no doubt that moe can have erotic undertones too. I sometimes wish Ken Akamatsu hadn't written that misleading twaddle on the purity of moe. His stuff is full of fanservice so he's sure one to talk about innocence.

>>2438027

uncanny?

I never really understood the meaning of that word

>>2437781

Moe is basically the opposite of OP's pic.