yaoi
noun/ˈjaʊ̯.i/ · /ˈjɑ.ɔɪ̯/
Etymology Borrowed from Japanese やおい (yaoi), an acronym of 山(やま)無(な)し (yama nashi, “no climax”), 落(お)ち無(な)し (ochi nashi, “no point”), and 意味(いみ)無(な)し (imi nashi, “no meaning”), originally mocking those who criticised early yaoi works for being too focused on sex scenes instead of storylines.
1
Fiction, Literature, Media, Publishing Japanese, Especially A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men.
2
Lifestyle, Media, Pornography, Sexuality Japanese A form of hentai involving two or more men in a gay relationship.
- I have a ton of gay porn, actually. He knows. I'm a major yaoi freak. But only if it's manga and anime. Because I'm just a pervert like that.2005 October 23, interview with Fall Out Boy during the Nintendo Fusion Tour, spoken by Jessica Chobot, IGN:
- Synonyms
- BL, shounen ai
- Derived terms
- old man yaoi, yaoi hand, yaoi hole
- Hyponyms
- bara