Japanese
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Etymology 1
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For pronunciation and definitions of やおい – see the following entry.
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(This term, やおい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
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From a blend of 山無し (yama nashi) + 落ち無し (ochi nashi) + 意味無し (imi nashi): "no climax, no point, no meaning". The original meaning was a mockery of other people criticising early yaoi works for being too oriented on sex scenes instead of storylines.
Alternative forms
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やおい • (yaoi)
- (neologism, slang) yaoi
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