美び道どう

noun

male homosexuality; pederasty

Archaic term for male homosexuality, often associated with classical Japanese literature and historical contexts. The term can carry a nuance of pederasty in older usage.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんには「美び道どう」という言こと葉ばが見みられる。

  The term 美道 appears in Edo-period documents.