uwu
uwu is a Korean emoticon used to express a cute or affectionate feeling.
This term is an emoticon used in online text to convey feelings of cuteness or affection.
Did you know?
- Although used by Korean speakers, uwu is not a Korean word but an emoticon derived from English-speaking internet culture. It is used globally to represent a face with closed eyes and a small mouth.
- In Korean text culture, adding extra consonants like ㅇ to the end of words creates a similar effect to using uwu in English.
- The 'u' shapes in uwu are often interpreted as the closed eyes of a character experiencing 'aegyo', a Korean concept of acting cute to win affection.
Examples in context
- 너무 귀여워 uwuneomu gwiyeowo uwuIt's so cute uwu
- 그 이모티콘 uwu 진짜 좋아.geu imotikon uwu jinja joa.I really like that uwu emoticon.
Example conversation
Two friends are texting about a cute cat.
- 서연 Seo-yeon이 고양이 좀 봐 uwui goyangi jom bwa uwuLook at this cat uwu
- 지훈 Ji-hun진짜 너무 귀엽다!jinjja neomu gwiyeopda!It's seriously so cute!
- 서연 Seo-yeon나도 한 마리 키우고 싶어 uwunado han mari kiugo sipeo uwuI want to raise one too uwu
- 지훈 Ji-hun나중에 같이 보러 가자.najunge gachi boreo gaja.Let's go see them together later.
