noun · countable / uncountable · rare

yaoi

yao·i

яой

Yaoi

A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or…A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men.

/ˈjaʊ̯.i/

» Mary is the author of a very famous yaoi manga.

Meaning

2 senses

(Japanese, countable, especially, uncountable)A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men.
(Japanese, countable, uncountable)A form of hentai involving two or more men in a gay relationship.
Yaoi
яо́йjaój
яо́йjaój

Examples

1 sentences

Mary is the author of a very famous yaoi manga.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

narrative involving men in a gay relationship:

Русский

By meaning 1

narrative involving men in a gay relationship:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

narrative involving men in a gay relationship:

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese やおい (yaoi), an acronym of 山(やま)無(な)し (yama nashi, “no climax”), 落(お

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.

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