also: おねえことば
noun
feminine gay speech; effeminate male sociolect
A speech style associated with some gay men in Japan, characterized by feminine expressions, intonation, and vocabulary. Often used in media and entertainment. The term can be considered stereotypical or reductive by some.
See also: お姉 (おねえ)
テレビのタレントがオネエ言葉で話すと、会場が盛り上がる。
When a TV personality speaks in feminine gay speech, the audience gets excited.
オネエ言葉は、語尾に「わ」や「かしら」を付けることが多い。
Feminine gay speech often adds sentence-ending particles like 'wa' or 'kashira'.
From オネエ (a term for an effeminate gay man, derived from お姉さん 'older sister') + 言葉 'language, speech'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it emerged in modern Japanese to describe a recognizable sociolect.