ブルーボーイ

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Meanings

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noun

homosexual; gay man

Wasei-eigo from English 'blue boy'. Dated and somewhat euphemistic; modern Japanese typically uses 同性愛者 or ゲイ.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from blue boy

昔むかしの雑ざっ誌しでは「ブルーボーイ

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In old magazines, the word 'blue boy' was used.

Related words

ゲイ
Modern, neutral loanword for a gay man; preferred over the dated ブルーボーイ.
同どう性せい愛あい者しゃ
Formal, clinical term for a homosexual person; more general and contemporary than ブルーボーイ.

Built from

ブルー+ボーイ

Written forms

ブルー・ボーイ
- ブルーボーイ
  Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
- ブルー・ボーイ

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'blue boy'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in mid-20th-century Japanese as a euphemism for a homosexual man.