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ukes

ukes is the plural of uke.

Meaning of uke

Noun

uke (plural ukes or uke)

  1. The training partner against whom tori performs a move.
  2. (Japanese, slang) A passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom.
    • Yaoi uke in fanfics often bear the brunt of stereotypical "negative female characteristics" such as passivity, helplessness, and masochism.2008, Tan Bee Kee, “Rewriting Gender and Sexuality in English-language Yaoi Fanfiction”, in Antonia Levi, Mark McHarry, Dru Pagliassotti, editors, Boys' Love Manga: Essays on the Sexual Ambiguity and...
    Antonyms:
    seme

See all 3 meanings of uke

Noun capitalized: Ukes

Ukes

  1. (plural) plural of Uke

Phrases with ukes

Questions about ukes

What is ukes the plural of?
Ukes is the plural of uke.
What part of speech is ukes?
Ukes is a noun.

Words near ukes in the dictionary

  1. ukelins
  2. ukemi
  3. UKer
  4. UKERNA
  5. UKers
  6. ukes
  7. UKG
  8. UKGBNI
  9. UKGC
  10. ukha
  11. Ukhrul

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