やおい

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of やおい – see the following entry.

【矢追】 [proper noun] a surname

(This term, やおい (yaoi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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

• 8(や)0(お)1(い) (yaoi)

Noun

やおい • (yaoi) 

1. (neologism, slang) yaoi

Usage notes

• See ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu).

Descendants

• English: yaoi
• Russian: яо́й (jaój)

See also

• ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu)
• ホモ (homo)
• 腐女子(ふじょし) (fujoshi)