"ahegao" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑː.heɪ.ɡaʊ/, /əˈheɪ.ɡaʊ/ Forms: ahegao [plural], ahegaos [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɡaʊ Etymology: From Japanese アヘ顔(がお) (ahegao), from アヘアヘ (aheahe, “panting”) + 顔(かお) (kao, “face”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|アヘ顔|アヘがお}} アヘ顔(がお) (ahegao), {{ja-r|アヘアヘ||panting}} アヘアヘ (aheahe, “panting”), {{ja-r|顔|かお|face}} 顔(かお) (kao, “face”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|*|s}} ahegao (countable and uncountable, plural ahegao or ahegaos)
  1. (Japanese fiction) An exaggerated facial expression consisting of flushed cheeks, rolled-back eyes, and the tongue hanging out, intended to depict a person having an orgasm. Wikidata QID: Q54855979 Wikipedia link: ahegao Tags: Japanese, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Facial expressions, Japanese fiction, Japanese pornography Translations (facial expression): 阿嘿顏 /阿嘿颜 (āhēiyán) (Chinese Mandarin), アヘ顔 (ahegao) (alt: アヘがお) (Japanese), 아헤가오 (ahegao) (Korean), آهگائو (âhegâ'o) (Persian), ahegao [masculine] (Portuguese), ахэга́о (axɛgáo) [neuter] (Russian), аҳегао (ahegao) [neuter] (Tajik), aхеґао (axegao) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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