"yaoi" meaning in English

See yaoi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈjɑː.əʊ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈjɑː.ɔɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈjaʊ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈjɑ.oʊ.i/ [General-American], /ˈjɑ.ɔɪ/ [General-American], /ˈjaʊ.i/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-yaoi.oga [US] Forms: yaoi [plural]
enPR: yäʹō-ē, yäʹoi, youʹē Rhymes: -ɑːəʊi, -ɑːɔɪ, -aʊi Etymology: From Japanese やおい (yaoi), an acronym of yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi (ヤマなし、オチなし、意味なし), "no climax, no point, no meaning" Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|やおい|sc=Jpan|tr=yaoi}} Japanese やおい (yaoi), {{l|ja|ヤマなし、オチなし、意味なし}} ヤマなし、オチなし、意味なし Head templates: {{en-noun|~|yaoi}} yaoi (countable and uncountable, plural yaoi)
  1. (pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Pornography, LGBT Translations (form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship): ইয়াওই (iẏaōi) (Bengali), yaoi [masculine] (Dutch), yaoi (French), Yaoi (German), יאוי (Hebrew), yaoi (Hiligaynon), yaoi (Italian), やおい (yaoi) (Japanese), 야오이 (yaoi) (Korean), याओइ (yāoi) (Marathi), яои (jaoi) (Mongolian), yaoi (Portuguese), яо́й (jaój) [masculine] (Russian), yaoi (Spanish), yaoi (Turkish), яо́й (jaój) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-yaoi-en-noun--bOlkHkz Disambiguation of LGBT: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 38 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, lifestyle, literature, manga, media, pornography, publishing, sexuality, television Disambiguation of 'form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship': 93 7
  2. (anime, manga) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more men. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Erotic literature, Fiction
    Sense id: en-yaoi-en-noun-BxYBxSVP Disambiguation of Erotic literature: 43 57 Disambiguation of Fiction: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yuri, bara, shounen ai, shoujo ai, fujoshi

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship",
      "word": "yaoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship",
      "word": "yaoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "jaój",
      "sense": "form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship",
      "word": "яо́й"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "yaoi"
  ],
  "word": "yaoi"
}

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