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Ahoge cat (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 48 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For those without context...

Ahoge (アホ毛, アホげ), literally "foolish hair," is a visual cue common to Japanese anime and manga. Consisting of a single cute, often long, lock of hair sticking out from the top of the head, it is most often used to identify foolish, bumbling or carefree characters.

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s not exclusive to anime, Alfalfa here was originally created as part of “Our Gang” back in the 30s:

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

and don't forget "Our Gang"