How did the word cute come from?

The word Meng means "cute" in Japanese.

Xiaoxu is called Macey because he is cute.

Another one. On the Special Meaning of "Meng"

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Meng originally refers to the first bud of a plant. Later, Japanese otaku and other anime lovers used this word to describe what they like extremely, but it is usually aimed at women (especially anime), so now it can also be used to describe cute girls. However, this word can also be used to describe a lovely and likable man (such as Zheng Tai).

The original word should be "burning", but because "Meng" and "burning" are homophonic, and "Meng" can better describe their (otaku) preferences for things, they all used "Meng" later.

-This paragraph is reproduced from TR.