801

Japanese

Etymology

8 is a replacement for や as a pun on 八(や) (ya, “eight, 8”). 01 is a leetspeak-style replacement for oi found in the rōmaji yaoi (yaoi).

Noun

801(やおい) • (yaoi) 

  1. (leetspeak, text messaging) alternative spelling of やおい (yaoi)
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