fujobait

English

Etymology

From fujo (“a female fan of yaoi or slash fiction”) +‎ bait.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

fujobait (uncountable)

1. (Japanese fiction, fandom slang) An anime, manga, or other piece of media created to appeal to fujoshi.
   • 2016 October 10, med 👽 AX J9 (@daikonhime), Twitter‎^[1]:

     thoughts watching yuri on ice: this is the most incredible fujobait and i am biting down on this bait so fucking hard

   • 2021 March 26, Chara (@hunipyons), Twitter‎^[2]:

     anime companies at their board meetings trying to decide which sport to base their fujobait anime series next [screenshot of the sport selection menu from Wii Sports Resort]

   • 2022 January 27, Lindsey (@lindsey_batdorf), Twitter‎^[3]:

     Friendly reminder that in 2019 the Chinese government commissioned a fujobait anime about Karl Marx

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:fujobait.