yaoi
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See also: Yaoi
English
Etymology
From Japanese やおい (yaoi), a blend of 山無し (yama nashi, “no climax”) + 落ち無し (ochi nashi, “no point”) + 意味無し (imi nashi, “no meaning”), originally mocking those who criticised early yaoi works for being too focused on sex scenes instead of storylines.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈjaʊi/, enPR: youʹē
- Rhymes: -aʊi
Noun
yaoi (countable and uncountable, plural yaoi or yaois)
- (pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a gay relationship.
- (anime, manga) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more men.
Translations
form of hentai involving two or more males in a gay relationship
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
yaoi m (uncountable)
Japanese
Romanization
yaoi
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
yaoi (definite accusative yaoiyi, plural yaoiler)
Declension
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| Nominative | yaoi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | yaoiyi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | yaoi | yaoiler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | yaoiyi | yaoileri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dative | yaoiye | yaoilere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | yaoide | yaoilerde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ablative | yaoiden | yaoilerden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | yaoinin | yaoilerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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