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noun
An Asian aesthetic of young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation, found in manga, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Japanese 美少年 (bishōnen びしょうねん), from Middle Chinese 美 (mij^X, “beautiful”) + 少年 (syewH nen, “teenaged boy”) (compare Mandarin 少年 (shàonián)).
