Uwu is an emoticon depicting a cute face. It is used to express various warm, happy, or affectionate feelings. A closely related emoticon is owo, which can more specifically show surprise and excitement. There are many variations of uwu and owo, including and OwO, UwU, and OwU, among others.
Most furries do not use the terms “uwu” and “owo”. If you ever spot furries using such terms, they are most likely using them in a joking manner.
An “uwu girl” is a girl who brings the emoticon to life through her aesthetic and her demeanor, which tends to be sweetly childlike, but also suggestive, drawing on the sexualization of (usually young) anime girls.
uwu is often used to denote cuteness, happiness, or tenderness.
According to the website Know Your Meme, the word uwu was first spotted in an anime fanfiction back in November 2005. The author of the piece used it in the author's note at the beginning of chapter six while apologizing for taking so long to upload the fanfiction.
an expression used in text messages or e-mails signaling happiness or laughter. XD is an emoticon. X represents closed eyes while D stands for an open mouth.
History. uwu is known to exist back as far back as 2005, in an anime fan fiction. The origin of the word is not known, with many people believing it to originate in Internet chat rooms. By 2014, the emoticon had spread across the Internet into Tumblr, becoming an Internet subculture.
?? — Shy, nervous (usually in the context of flirting)
Gamers use AFK to let each other know they'll be “away from keyboard,” meaning they won't be playing or responding for a while. Tags.
An emoticon representing a confused, perplexed, or surprised face. quotations ▼
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Typically “uwu” usage denotes some sort of quirky happiness; sometimes it's a chill joy, sometimes it denotes smugness and a lot of the time it relates to cuteness. Often, “uwu” will be used to describe being overwhelmed with cuteness, as seen in countless K-pop fandom posts.
"TBH" is an informal abbreviation for "to be honest," according to Merriam-Webster. The term, often spelled out in lowercase, is one of many acronyms used in texting, social media and among other parts of digital culture.
In everyday text talk between my roommates and me, I began to notice that the acronym 'LOL', which stands for 'Laugh Out Loud', was being used in peculiar ways.
Is XD flirting? The most common is emoticon denoting laughter. In tandem with Rawr, it means flirtation. It also stands for extreme digital. XD.
OwO, also stylized as owo, as a furry term, is a chat emoticon and meme used in furry text-based conversation and roleplay, normally with a sexual connotation, sometimes as a trolling term.
interjection. variant spelling of woo-hoo. used to express exuberant delight or approval.
Uwu is often used in Japanese and Korean online culture, typically in response to something especially cute, or kawaii.
Booty calls refer to a (usually casual) offer to hook up. If you see the ? (eggplant) emoji and you really want to get intimate with this person, send them the emoji phrase that's code for “booty call:” ??.
The eggplant emoji is frequently combined with other emoji. When paired with the mouth emoji, it means oral sex. When paired with the peach emoji, (a butt or female genitalia), it means anal or vaginal sex.