English
fudanshi
Fudanshi comes from Japanese 腐男子 ‘a male fan of yaoi’.
- Japanesemodern腐男子‘a male fan of yaoi’
- Englishtodayfudanshi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern腐男子‘a male fan of yaoi’
- Englishtodayfudanshi
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 腐(ふ)男(だん)子(し) (fudanshi, literally “rotten boy/man”).
Every English word from Japanese 腐男子
Today it means
noun A male fan of yaoi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 腐男子 / fudanshi