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  • Japanese slang for yaoi, based on short pronunciations of 8 ("ya") and 1 ("i") and English-influenced pronunciation of 0 ("oh").

    January 27, 2009

  • circa 2013.

    This refers to replacing your party leader 1 minute after polls close after the election.

    In British Columbia, the polls close at 8 pm, and votes counting starts at 8:01 pm.

    The 801 group strove to replace the Liberal party leader, but were thwarted by the fact that the party won the election.

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-liberals-801-group-burned-by-their-own-game-of-thrones/article11843012/

    May 16, 2013