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Bara
//ˈbɑː.ɹə// adj, name, noun, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or related to media in the bara genre. uncountable
"bara men"
Proper Noun
- 1 A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- 2 A district in Madhesh province, Nepal.
- 3 A commune of Timiș County, Romania.
- 4 A village in Bara, Timiș County, Romania.
Noun
- 1 A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan. Japanese, uncountable
- 2 A capybara. informal
- 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 Any homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn. broadly, uncountable
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
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 3
Clipping of capybara.
Etymology 4
In Romania, from Romanian Bara.
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