Bara

//ˈbɑː.ɹə// adj, name, noun, slang

adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan. Japanese, uncountable
  2. 2
    A capybara. informal
  3. 3
    A genre of homoerotic or pornographic media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity. broadly, uncountable
  4. 4
    Any homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn. broadly, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to media in the bara genre. uncountable

    "bara men"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 2
    A district in Madhesh province, Nepal.
  3. 3
    A commune of Timiș County, Romania.
  4. 4
    A village in Bara, Timiș County, Romania.

Synonyms

All synonyms
barazoku

Etymology

Etymology 1

Short for barazoku, from Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.

Etymology 2

Clipping of capybara.

Etymology 3

In Romania, from Romanian Bara.

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