(also: bishie) lit. beautiful boy: used in a broad context in North America to refer to any sexy, reasonably young male character
literally "pretty boy." Usually refers to a very handsome young man 25 yrs old.
literally "beautiful youth" aka pretty boy, girly boy, etc.
a cute/pretty boy (in animé, usually a boy who looks like a girl). Has a female equivalent, bishoujo (which means a cute/pretty girl, BTW, not a girl who looks like a boy ^-^;). Bishounen are often referred to as bishies by fangirls, although the same doesn't seem to be common with bishoujo and fanboys.
a form of anime in which the men are usually more feminine looking than the females
Japanese for “pretty boy.†Bishonen are male characters who often possess very feminine features. An example of bishonen would be the male characters from Fushigi Yuug
and Bishoujo - "Bishounen" are pretty boys, androgynous. "Bishoujo" are cute girls.
Literally means "beautiful youth". It's mostly a term used for beautiful men, especially those whose looks border on androgynous or outright effeminate. Wikipedia entry on Bishounen - a short entry, but covers the origin and use of the term.
beautiful young boys, a genre of girl-oriented stories (mostly manga) about young boys (literally translated, beautiful young year)