yaoi.
A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men.
Meaning & usage
A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men.
A form of hentai involving two or more men in a gay relationship.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Japanese やおい (yaoi), an acronym of 山(やま)無(な)し (yama nashi, “no climax”), 落(お)ち無(な)し (ochi nashi, “no point”), and 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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.