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I read many times the expression くそかわ referred to babies, what does it exactly
mean in English?

I know that くそ means "damn" while かわ comes from かわいい, right?

So _damn cute_?
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What does the expression くそかわ mean?
Yes, right. くそ・クソ・糞 is used in place here for what usually would be すごく, e.g.

> くそかわ = すごく可愛い  
>  くそうめぇ = すごくうまい (=すごくおいしい)  
>  etc.

(As slang is usually more versatile, there are more expressions with クソ, where
すごく isn't a valid substitution, e.g. 糞美人. Also, note that くそ isn't
traditionally a positive interjection/prefix/etc., but traditionally used to
embellish derogatory terms.)

I'm not 100% on the precise ordering, but クソ is probably the most recent of a
series of similar expressions

> めっちゃうまい (from むちゃくちゃ)  
>  まじうまい (from 真面目)  
>  超{ちょう}うまい  
>  鬼{おに}うまい  
>  くそうまい

In any case, as you guessed, it is a stronger expression, just as in English:

> くそかわ "damn cute"  
>  すごくかわいい "really cute"

As you say, かわ is just a short form of かわいい, as common with all
"i-adjectives", うまい => うま(っ), すごい => すご etc.
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It means F**king cute.

It is commonly used by gals, but it can be a little rude so I will not
recommend you to use it in public.

It is one of the gal language - for more informations on gal language visit
<http://injapan.gaijinpot.com/featured-photo/2011/09/14/japanese-gal-language-
what-is-%E2%80%9Cagepoyo%E2%80%9D/>
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