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Kana: ビーエル
Romaji: bi-eru
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Definitions

noun
1

male homosexuality

Note: from the 和製英語 boys love
See also: ボーイズラブ
2

bill of lading; BL

See also: 船荷証券

Example Sentence

「時代(じだい)はＢＬだよ」「びーえる？」「そう。ボーイズラブ。男(おとこ)の子(こ)同士(どうし)の恋愛(れんあい)を扱(あつか)った本(ほん)とかのことだ」
➥"It's the age of BL!" "bee elu?" "Yup, Boy's Love. Books and such dealing with romance between boys."
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