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Similar to kawaii kowaii (pronounced "co-why-e") if said in japaneese means "freaky" and can misheard and people may think you're calling them Kawaii(cute in japaneese) or they may not know what kowaii means.
Jimmy John: you're kowaii
Megan: aww! You called me kawaii!
Jimmy John: yeah, sure
Kowaii by TIMEFELINE February 22, 2015
Common misspelling of "Kowai" which means scary/creepy. Most certainly caused by familiarity with words like "Kawaii" which means cute, or "Hawaii" which means Hawaii.
buttwuvbunny9878: OMG minimoni is sooooo kowaii!!!!
kirkspockballschips: i agree tsuji nozomi scares the hell out of me
buttwuvbunny9878: ??
Kowaii by Full Nondisclosure October 3, 2006
"Kowaii" is the improper romanization of the Japanese word "kawaii", which means "cute."
May be incorrectly transliterated by n00bs to watching anime.
The hopelessly n00bish fangirl incorrectly
Kowaii by None Given April 23, 2005

O kawaii koto 

O kawaii koto by WeabooDolfy125 April 15, 2019

O kawaii koto 

The Japanese version of ‘how cute’. The character Kaguya Shinomiya uses this a lot in the manga called Kaguya Wants to be Confessed to, otherwise known as Kaguya-Sama: Love is War.

It is Shirogane Miyuki’s (another character) least favorite saying of hers.
Kaguya: O kawaii koto.
Prez/Shirogane: AHHHHHHHHH
O kawaii koto by Mmgh August 6, 2019

Yami Kawaii 

Yami Kawaii (病みかわいい) is a Japanese aesthetic that was originally born as opposite to the pastel Yume Kawaii aesthetic. The Japanese word "yami" can mean both "dark" or "sick", and refers to its use of dark colors and motifs related to sickness.
"There are many yami kawaii magical girl stories nowadays."
Yami Kawaii by Kurumi Nanase November 13, 2020