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seme

noun
/ˈsiːm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 攻め (seme), derived from the verb 攻める (semeru, “to attack”).

  1. learned borrowing from σῆμα

Definitions

  1. Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in…

    Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.

  2. Obsolete form of seem.

  3. Obsolete form of seam.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Obsolete form of semé.

      • I bear Azure seme of trefoiles, a Lions Paw in fæce, Or, armed Gules.

    2. An active or dominant male character in a same-sex relationship

      An active or dominant male character in a same-sex relationship; a top.

      • […] BL manga readers chose intelligence, protectiveness, and beauty/handsomeness as the top three most important traits in a seme […]
      • Sebas has always been the seme.
      • The seme is larger, stronger, and more traditionally masculine, while the uke is smaller, weaker, and more feminine.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for seme. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA