"uwu speech" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the usage of the emoticon uwu within uwu speech itself. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} uwu speech (uncountable)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Ironic childish text on the Internet intended to convey cuteness or innocence, produced by replacing certain letters, such as r and l, with w, using childish terms, kawaii expressions and emoticons, such as uwu, owo or kaomoji. Tags: Internet, humorous, uncountable Synonyms: furspeech, uwu speak, UwU speech Related terms: DoggoLingo, lolspeak
    Sense id: en-uwu_speech-en-noun-GkmE9jlk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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