- When encountered with something they consider very cute or wholesome, somebody can say they are “soft” as a reaction to that thing. They could also say that the thing “makes me soft.”
Soft (2)
adjective; zero derivation; clipping
Overwhelmed with the cuteness or wholesomeness of something.
Etymology : The word is converted from “soft,” meaning having a smooth or delicate texture. This could have been related to feeling by associating things considered “cute” with being soft, and then the emotions from such things could also be considered “soft.” Could also be a clipping of “soft-hearted,” meaning feeling very sympathetic.
Source : “Seeing that dog made me so soft!” -M.O.B. member during MOBLunch at Lovett, 11/8/19
Last modified: 11 December 2019