English
himedanshi
Himedanshi comes from Japanese 姫男子.
- Japanesemodern姫男子literally ‘princess boy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021himedanshi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern姫男子literally ‘princess boy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021himedanshi
Earliest quotation: 2021, Ralizah, NintendoLife: “The way modern "yaoi" and "yuri" anime/manga are totally…”
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 姫男子 (literally “princess boy”).
Every English word from Japanese 姫男子
Today it means
noun A male fan of yuri.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 姫男子 / himedanshi