yaoi

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". The original meaning was a mockery of other people criticising early yaoi works for being too oriented on sex scenes instead of storylines.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.əʊ.i/, IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.ɔɪ/, IPA^(key): /ˈjaʊ.i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑ.oʊ.i/, enPR: yäʹō-ē; IPA^(key): /ˈjɑ.ɔɪ/, enPR: yäʹoi; IPA^(key): /ˈjaʊ.i/, enPR: youʹē
• Rhymes: -ɑːəʊi, -ɑːɔɪ, -aʊi

yaoi (countable and uncountable, plural yaoi)

1. (pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship.
2. (anime, manga) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more men.

• yuri
• bara
• shounen ai
• shoujo ai
• fujoshi

• aiyo

• IPA^(key): /jaː.ɔi̯/

yaoi m (uncountable)

1. (anime, manga) yaoi

yaoi

1. Rōmaji transcription of やおい