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yuri

noun

  1. manga or anime depicting relationships between women
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈjʊɹi/

name

Etymology: * From Japanese ゆり (Yuri). * From Japanese ゆうり (Yūri). "Yuri" is a transliteration of several source forms, such as 由里, 由理, 由梨, 由利, 祐里, 友里, 友理, 悠里.

  1. A female given name from Japanese.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”), by analogy to 薔薇(バラ) (bara, “rose”), indicating love. See Yuri (genre) § “Terminology and etymology” at Wikipedia.

  1. A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women.

    I wanna start a Marxist reading circle but I feel like if I did that it would just be a bunch of trans puppies barking and playing and like not reading at all and a bunch of yuri