やおい

Japanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ja̠o̞i]

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

A blend of 山(やま)無(な)し (yama nashi, “no climax”) + 落(お)ち無(な)し (ochi nashi, “no point”) + 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.

Alternative forms

8(や)0(お)1(い) (yaoi)
や○(お)い (yaoi)

Noun

やおい • (yaoi)

(neologism, slang) yaoi

Usage notes

See ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu).

Descendants

→ English: yaoi
→ French: yaoi
→ Korean: 야오이 (yaoi)
→ Russian: яо́й (jaój)