If you love kdramas, you've probably heard a character using the word aegyo although some pronunciations make it sound like "kyo."

This seems appropriate since it sounds a lot like the English word cute.

But aegyo goes way beyond cute. It means cute in an often adorably childish way that borders on being cartoonish.

The fascination with aegyo behavior may date back to the Japanese kawaii craze when everything that related to anime or manga was suddenly very desirable.

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