English citations of ahegao

Noun: "(chiefly Japanese fiction) a comically exaggerated facial expression consisting of flushed cheeks, rolled-back eyes, and the tongue hanging out, intended to depict a person having an orgasm" edit

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  • 2017, Takashi Kajii, My Little Sister Can Read Kanji: Volume 3, unnumbered page:
    "The ahegao you draw is the best ever, ■■-sensei!."
  • 2017, Yomi Hirasaka, A Sister's All You Need, Volume 2, unnumbered page:
    He showed off his best ahegao double peace.[sic]
  • 2017, Carolina Lindström, "'The power of characterization': A comparative analysis of the transformative works created by the English-language and Japanese-language fandoms of BBC Sherlock", thesis submitted to Stockholm University, page 26:
    During the set of intercourse at the end of the story, Sherlock is also drawn featuring ahegao expressions, frequently used in hentai or pornographic works.
  • 2019, "Personals", The Medium (Rutgers University), 6 March 2019, page A6:
    Without anime I would never have been introduced to such thought provoking concepts as ahegao or 15 year old girls with boobs the size of basketballs.