Bl
adj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of breechloader. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"B.L. cartridges have lubricators choked inside the cartridges of 40-pr. and lower natures."
- 2 Initialism of boys' love (“yaoi media”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
- 3 Initialism of boylover. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"I was able to explain to him the many benefits accruing to a boy befriended by a BL, such as educational, recreational, and material benefits, as well as the happiness of being truly cared for by someone who can be a guide, mentor, confidante, and 'buddy'."
- 4 Initialism of boylove. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"I am able to say this with some degree of assurance because the principal writer on the project flew up here specifically to discuss the philosophy of BL with me. He did not come to discuss the alleged transgressions of outmoded and archaic laws, because, he said, he already had all that from police and court records."
- 1 Initialism of breechloading. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
- 1 Initialism of British Leyland. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
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More examples""It's the age of BL!" "Bee el?" "Yup, Boys' Love. Books and such dealing with romance between boys.""
Etymology
Abbreviations.
From Japanese BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), from ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), from English boys + love.
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