Etymology In the name, "Ahe" comes from Japanese onomatopoeia of "Aheahe" (アヘアヘ) describing female’s flushed breath and moaning in sex and her sexual excitement, and "Gao" (顔) means "Face". According to a forum post in Nico Nico Pedia's entry for Ahegao[1], it's confirmed that the term had been already used in porn magazines to simply explain porn actresses' face of pleasure in early 1990s. Used i
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