What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]
Cutesy way of saying "so cute / adorable"; 萌萌的 with the playful particle 哒 in place of 的.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Look at this puppy in a tiny hat, so adorable!"
LORE & ORIGIN
A 2014 Sina News explainer describes 萌萌哒 as a buzzword meaning "too cute", said to have evolved from the earlier 么么哒 (a kiss sound) under the influence of Japanese 萌 culture, with 哒 acting as a cutesy particle (as in 好哒 for 好的). Academic work on the word 萌 and a 2014 paper on 萌萌哒 exist. The first appearance is unknown; it was in wide circulation by late 2014.
FIRST SEEN
by 2014 (exact first use unknown)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
c. 2014-2015 (per contemporary news coverage)
CURRENT STATUS
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by 2014 (exact first use unknown)
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