Word of the Day: Ahoge

"Ahoge, literally foolish hair, is a visual cue common to Japanese anime and manga. Consisting of a single, often large, lock of hair sticking out from the top of the head, it is most often used to identify foolish, bumbling or carefree characters. In the west, Alfalfa from The Little Rascals would be the most identifiable character with what could be considered an ahoge."

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~Jennifer LeBlanc

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yblees April 28, 2011 at 2:10 AM

Is this word sometimes translated to “cowlick” or “bed head”?
Come to think if it, cowlick doesn’t make much sense to me.

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Demoninmysoul September 7, 2011 at 1:21 PM

I once seen it as a “cockroach antenna” – well not sure if it was for this, but it was for a lock of hair stucking upwards, so i hope I’m not too far.

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