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Lewd is an English adjective used to describe a subject, act or remark as sexually vulgar, but not necessarily pornographic. The word was largely used by anime and manga fans to express their disdain for erotic depictions of certain characters starting around 2008. Over the next decade, the term became more commonplace on the web, although it remains closely tied to anime imagery.

Origin

According to Merriam-Webster[1] dictionary, the first known usage of the word "lewd" dates back to 14th century England word "lǣwede," meaning "vulgar," originating from the Old English word "lewed," meaning "laical" or "ignorant."

The term has been used online since as early as 2008, often associated with critical comments about oversexualized anime and manga imagery. On February 8th, 2008, an anonymous user of 4chan's /a/[4] made a comment on forced lewd scenes in anime breaking the 4th wall and pulling them out of the story, offering one of the earliest known uses of the term on 4chan (shown below).


lal Anonymous2008-02-08 19:54:28N0.9422451 Fanservice of any type always makes me /rolleyes. It is absolutely pointless, as it serves no other purpose other than exciting the (male) audience. When situations that are part of the plot arise that could be considered fanservice, it really isn't, because it is actually a plot device. It serves a purpose. But when the only reason a lewd scene is displayed is to please the audience, it breaks the 4th wall. It pulls me out of the story more than anything, and the makes me barrel roll into infinite facepalms.

That year on November 19th, an anonymous /jp/[3] user uploaded one of the oldest known lewd reaction images (shown below, left) featuring an image of Eiki Shiki from the anime Touhou Project holding up a sign reading "too lewd," likely based on a comic where she describes Komachi Onozuka's breasts as "lewd" (shown below, right).


TOO LEWD THE PROPER COURSE OF ACTIONN WOULD BE TO WRAP THEM UP IN A SARASHI KOMACHI, YOUR BREASTS ARE TOO LEWD. ALREADY HAVE sh WHYRE YOU CRYIN- WHAT ARE YOu DOING

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Over time, 4chan and internet users at large began creating lewd reaction images inspired by the Eiki Shiki one, typically featuring anime characters holding similar signs reading "lewd" or "too lewd" (examples shown below).


LEWD Source is http://yuri-ism.com/. It is a site for yuri (girl on girl) doujins and this is used to distinguish their lewdness. LEWD but I approve

Over the course of the 2010s, the term has become commonplace online, used to refer to sexual content on a much broader scale, but still commonly associated with anime and manga. The term is a popular category on many fanart sites and forums. For example, as of March 2021, a Deviant Art[2] search for "lewd" shows over 45,000 results, the majority being NSFW anime artwork.

Internet users continue to upload new too lewd reactions over a decade later as the meme has become commonplace among anime fans (examples from 2018, 2020 shown below respectively).


TOO LEWD This is too lewd! Lewd is bad!

Various Examples


Across the rainbow there's a little....Ok i will just stop now <a href="http://imgur.com/xBa6i">Imgur</a> <a href="http://kyodjinn.tumblr.com/post/87418319110">Tumblr</a> LEWD StoD posting lewl things! Doushiopf

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External References

[1] Merriam-Webster Dictionary – Lewd

[2] Deviant Art – lewd

[3] Archived.moe – One of the older pictures of 'Too Lewd'

[4] 4chan (via yuki.la) – 2008-02-08

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