Awsl is an abbreviation. The full form is À Wǒ Sǐ Le (啊我死了). You can understand it this way: 啊我死了 (À Wǒ Sǐ Le): Ah I’m dead/ oh I’m dead Awsl is often used to describe the excitement of seeing something cute. However, awsl can also indicate something too cute (太萌), too scary (太可怕), too distressing (太痛心).