noun
bara
BAH-ruh
noun
1
A genre of homoerotic art and comics from Japan, made by and for gay men, typically depicting muscular, masculine men.
"The convention had a small section dedicated to bara artists."
adj
1
Describing art, comics, or media in this style.
"He draws in a distinctly bara art style."
How to Use Bara
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Japanese-originated genre of gay men's comics and art focused on macho, muscular male characters, distinct from the more feminine-styled 'yaoi' genre aimed at women.
Easily confused with
yaoi
Word Forms
baras plural
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Etymology
Shortened from Japanese barazoku ("rose tribe"), the name of a pioneering Japanese gay men's magazine, itself borrowing "rose" as a coded term for gay men in postwar Japan.