Is moe an English word?

[DragonmasterX]

I see a lot of people using the word moe on this forum, but you guys don't seem to use it with the definition at dictionary.com:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=moe

I'm guessing it's from Japanese:
萌え 【もえ】 (n) (1) sprouting, budding, (2) crush (anime, manga term), fascination, infatuation

Perhaps it's only a matter of time, as more and more people use the word in English, before dictionaries start listing this definition?

[adun50]

http://heiseidemocracy.net/2005/12/07/the-moe-image/

read the above and that'll help explain a little bit.

[Shii]

Il est moé avec accent aigu!

[Amon-chan]

I was similarly confused about "orz" a while back. If you're not familiar with its background, you could think it's a word. But it's a smiley! Sort of.... or, maybe not... :P

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/02/07/all_about_orz.html

[kouryuu]

Huh.... so that's what orz meant.... now I actually know...