nook

From Middle English noke, nok (“nook, corner, angle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English hnoc, hnocc (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“a bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *knewg- (“to turn, press”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to pinch, press, bend”).
If so, then also related to Scots nok (“small hook”), Norwegian dialectal nok, nokke (“hook, angle, bent object”), Danish nok (“hook”), Swedish nock (“ridge”), Faroese nokki (“crook”), Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Dutch nok (“ridge”) or Dutch hoek (“corner”), Low German Nocke (“tip”), Old Norse hnúka (“to bend, crouch”), Old English ġehnycned (“drawn, pinched, wrinkled”). Also cognate with Scots neuk, nuk (“corner, angle of a square, angular object”).

cog

You must note, that two Fardells of Land make a Nooke of Land, and two Nookes make halfe a Yard of Land.

a. 1634, W. Noye, The Complete Lawyer, section 57:

Nook, an old legal term for 12+¹⁄₂ acres of land; still in use at Alston.

1903, English Dialectical Dictionary, volume IV, page 295:

They poured their wine by the aume or the fust, and cut their cloth by the goad—not to be confused with the gawd, which was a measure of steel. Their nook was not cosy; it covered 20 acres.

(historical) An English unit of land area, originally ¹⁄₄ of a yardland but later 12+¹⁄₂ or 20 acres.

virgate

unit of area; An English unit of land area, originally ¹⁄₄ of a yardland but later 12+¹⁄₂ or 20 acres.

acre

various fractions & for further subdivisions


fantroll

HEY Also, send me scans of your fantroll and trollsona so I can draw them for you 8D

2011 January 22, 🦎 Tseren (6.2!) 💚💜 (@neogrotesque_), Twitter:

i can't believe three separate people linked me that post about how tieflings are just fantrolls for people who claim to be over homestuck

2017 September 11, @kismetnemesis, Twitter:

its 2021 and i will also keep drawing fantrolls based on homestuck

2021, "MIAC End of the Quarter Zine SP21", Multi-Identity Art Collective (University of California San Diego), page 20

(Homestuck fandom slang) A troll original character created by a fan.


trollsona

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ok i finished drawing my ~trollsona~ NO YOU CAN'T SEE HIM

2010 December 5, magnai cbt enthusiast (@Leic1s), Twitter:

my friends and i are just havin a good time enjoying homestuck/hiveswap so we made some trollsonas for funsies lmao.

2018 September 20, Kim Quach (@kimquatz), Twitter:

what if.... we made a massive png with of all of homestuck twitter's trollsonas

2018 September 28, zich homestuck² (@sburbd), Twitter:

(Homestuck fandom slang) A troll alter ego or self-insert character created by a fan.


bloodswap

Compound of blood + swap, after the pattern of genderswap.

My favorite bloodswap castes for karkat are fuchsia and indigo.

2013 April 8, avery (@leirant), Twitter:

u know how homestuck had bloodswaps. what if fe:a class swaps

2014 September 1, sorey @ raccoon city (@justicecaballin), Twitter:

someone once tried to explain me how bloodswaps are racist

2014 December 18, KURI (@kuekuekuri), Twitter:

(Homestuck fandom slang) An instance of changing a troll character's blood colour caste from canon.


Vriscourse

I can't fucking believe i'm seeing vriscourse on my tumblr dash in 2016

2016 September 25, Sam (@Sacalow_), Twitter:

Not to talk about homestuck again in 2017 but vriska and the vriscourse surrounding her was quite honestly legendary

2017 December 15, @oldmanbesties, Twitter:

I mean, Rose Quartz discourse MAYBE neared Vriska in ferocity, but PALES in comparison to the sheer belligerent endurance of Vriscourse.

2019 August 10, hareofhrair (@hareofhrair), Twitter:

(Homestuck fandom slang) Discourse involving the fictional character Vriska Serket of Homestuck.


Gigapause

I wonder how tumblr is doing now that the Gigapause has ended

2014 October 16, josh, yeah (@joshyaaa), Twitter:

Ive said this many times but it was so funny that after the gigapause people accused homestucks characters of being 'ooc' because people spent a year reading fanfiction

2020 January 26, Ava (@IikeClockwork), Twitter:

Homestuck's Gigapause was the BEST thing to ever happen to Gravity Falls.

2021 April 10, Orlando the Uniobou (@muteOrator), Twitter:

(Homestuck fandom slang) The first extended hiatus of Homestuck, beginning on October 16, 2013 and lasting exactly one year.


Omegapause

All that's left to do is cry and wait for the Omegapause to end

2015 October 2, Sam Christie (@Pumpkin__Pete), Twitter:

I wish I would have joined the Homestuck fandom earlier, like at least in 2012. Because since the Omegapause is on, its been pretty dead.

Truuuu, I think when I read it it was only a few panels after the end of the Omegapause. Reading Homestuck as a finished work almost seems like a myth.

2019 August 27, Dunkaccino (@DakarAdana(, Twitter:

(Homestuck fandom slang) The second extended hiatus of Homestuck, lasting from July 28, 2015 to March 28, 2016.


Homestucker

These four Homestuckers are not the only fan crowd, however. In the Boise area alone, there are “Homestuck meets” where fans come together to discuss the comic. There is also a group for Idaho fans titled “Idahostuck.”

2012 December 12, Savannah Harrelson, “Horned Homestuckers”, in The Borah Senator, Borah High School, Boise, ID, page 14:

lotta homestuckers not listening in lectures, I see...

2013 October 16, anonymous author, “Three Lines Free”, in The Gateway, University of Alberta, page 9:

Sally immediately finds her fellow Homestuckers and, with palpable relief, disappears.

2020, Sandra Tsing Loh, The Mad Woman and the Roomba: My Year of Domestic Mayhem, unnumbered page:

(fandom slang) A fan of the multimedia fiction work Homestuck.


Johnkat

Totally shipping johnkat. Just for the record.

2011 December 9, gimnim (@lordbisleepykimalingual), Twitter:

having mysterious inexplicable resurgence of johnkat feelings oops

2012 March 28, Undead Anime Trash Princess (@caporushes), Twitter:

just saw Johnkat referred to as a 'crack pairing' ...... i genuinely think people don't know what that term originally refers to at this point

2019 November 16, zen (@archeradicator), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters John Egbert and Karkat Vantas from the Homestuck series.


Johndave

I SHIP EVERYTHING because I am an equal opportunity sort of gal. I secretly ship JohnDave a lot too.

2011 January 8, M. Elizabeth Em. (@weareallpuppets), Twitter:

johndave shippers are the most devoted/gung ho shippers i have ever seen..........

2012 February 26, emily hu (@emilyyyhu), Twitter:

i’ll forever hold johndave close to my heart fhdhdhdd

2019 September 7, fuglying (@fnyacking), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters John Egbert and Dave Strider from the Homestuck series.


Stridercest

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I'm writing Stridercest fic holla if you wanna read it when i am done

2012 June 24, que snacky, snacky (@badsnacks), Twitter:

I think one of the grossest Homestuck ships is Stridercest because of the fucked-up power dynamic.

2013 June 7, godless neutrois (@the_stars_abide), Twitter:

Are we going to ignore the fact that almost everyone in Homestuck shipped Stridercest?

2015 March 26, HealthcareBoywife (@das_uberchicken), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The incestuous ship of brothers Dave Strider and Dirk Strider from the Homestuck series.


trollcard

trollcards for my trollsona :v:

2018 July 20, CozyCryptid (@cozycryptidart), Twitter:

I need to redo my troll's horns in the trollcard!

2019 January 14, Astra Nova Seldarine 🎟 Endwalked (@Zeeval_Zonai), Twitter:

the artist of this trollcard is my cool friend!!

2020 July 5, keylime (@keylimeseemfine), Twitter:

(Homestuck fandom slang) A graphic featuring a portrait and biography of a fantroll.


tentabulge

Blend of tentacle + bulge (“visible outline of male genitalia through clothing”).

blend

all i needed to know on my birthday was that my friends approved of karkat putting his tentabulge into john, and my night was suddenly okay.

2011 September 27, anarchy rainbow (@vessalius), Twitter:

everyone agrees that getting penetrated by a tentabulge would feel fantastic. even non homestucks.

2013 May 6, kay, nicole (@MonomasDom), Twitter:

okay no genitals allowed on tumblr dot com but what about tentabulges

(Homestuck fandom slang, vulgar) The tentacle-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon.


moirail

Coined by American author and webcomic artist Andrew Hussie in his multimedia fiction work Homestuck. Reportedly constructed from the Ancient Greek μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”), with potential influence from the term guardrail. In the series, moirallegience is one of four "quadrants" within the complex romance system of the alien troll species, described by Hussie as being similar to the "concept of a soul mate, but in a more platonic sense," for the purpose of pacifying a partner who is dangerous.

uder

Look what my moirail got me for Christmas!

2012 December 24, Adelaide Robinson (@dordwaltz), Twitter:

my moirail is coming over to watch lotr tomorrow she has no idea what shes getting into omg

2012 December 24, m. d. geronimo (@jakestrider), Twitter:

moving into the house with my moirail and friends tomorrow ❤ sleepytime

2013 September 22, Lucien (@tunefulCandour), Twitter:

(Homestuck fandom slang) A soulmate or life partner, especially one who exerts a calming influence.

kismesis

an antagonistic soulmate, from Homestuck

bromance

an intense platonic relationship between men


Davekat

ship dynamics EXCEPT ITS LITERALLY JUST DAVEKAT (or what i know from fanfics ive read because im not done homestuck yet <3)
also includes:
- constant lighthearted teasing and banter
- cuddling
- helping each other overcome emotional boundaries
- i love them so much

2019 April 17, mspa_reading, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-28:

Davekat is canon, and that's really all there is to say on the matter. <3
#homestuck #davekat

2019 May 9, Blimpcatt, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-28:

in honor of #homestuck day, i'm here to confess something: i used to be a davekat shipper except i mostly liked it as them hate dating instead of normal dating and i guess most of the fandom disagreed with me on that point. anyway, here's some fanart from 2013-2014

2020 April 13, prettypinkpansy, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-28:

davekat and romcom movie posters ? wat an outlandish idea.... o_o

2020 September 12, vomitcore, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-28:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Dave Strider and Karkat Vantas from the Homestuck series.


Homestuck

From the title of the webcomic Homestuck (2009–2016). Equivalent to home + stuck.

there better be homestucks or hetalians at this school i mean there was davesprite x jade on some fuckin lockers

2013 September 3, araneatwerket, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

#JohnEgbert #Homestuck #doodle #gigapause
I love John Egbert and I cannot lie
You other Homestucks can't deny

2015 January 27, Cookieluv246, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

Homestucks rejoice! Fan World will be hosting Promstuck once more on Saturday night!

2017 June 1, FanWorldNiagara, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

any homestucks at area 51 found karkat yet

2019 September 20, Homestuck_Info, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

A'ight SoCal Homestucks - if you're at Anime LA tomorrow, stop by Registration from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and LISTEN FOR THE SOUND OF MY VOICE! If you can find me, I'll give you a high five cause I couldn't make ribbons in time. 😅

2020 January 10, BROADWAY_KARKAT, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

(fandom slang) A fan of the Homestuck franchise.


Humanstuck

i drew up a humanstuck!Cirava Hermod
ofc my first tweet is homestuck

2018 December 30, kath_draws, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

Let's celebrate this awful, awful day with my first Vriska piece, a humanstuck headcanon spitefully inspired by what was at the time, the most popular humanstuck headcanon for Vriska, a blonde bitchy cheerleader.
As an indirect response, mine ended up being a tabletop turbonerd

2019 August 7, ExponentialMass, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

hello and welcome to my cool humanstuck au. pls look at them

2020 May 24, kitnapz, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

(Homestuck fandom slang) A type of alternate universe fanwork featuring human redesigns of nonhuman Homestuck characters.


fanventure

Blend of fan + adventure, in reference to MS Paint Adventures, the website that hosted Homestuck until 2018.

If you're going to do an actual fan'''venture, as in, based on the MSPA source material, then I think the best advice is to still first and foremost make it good based on it's^([sic]) own merits. Whether it's the story, the characters, the writer/reader interaction, the humor; if you take away the MSPA elements and it can still be enjoyable then you've done well.

2014 February 6, tandarkan, “Hi. What are some things and tips that can help with making a fanventure?”, in Reddit, homestuck, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

At any rate: Sburb fanventures. You've probably read a handful, and if you're a dedicated fan like me, you probably also tried writing one. And if you're a super-attentive theorist-grade fan, you probably picked up on one common detail that they have: (other than being based on Homestuck/the concept of Sburb, obviously)
None of them has been completed, ever.

2016 April 26, ASBusinessMagnet, “On Sburb fanventures and why they are invariably doomed to failure”, in Reddit, homestuck, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

hackbent was my first fanventure its so GOOD
https://mspfa.com/?s=2810&p=1
an engaging story, a plot twist i still loose my mind over, and a lovable cast of characters that make me emotional i love them....
i rec this one to everyone for a good reason!! go read it

2018 October 7, captorvating, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

"sucked into homestuck" is a fanventure about a girl that gets zapped into hs canon and fucks. shit. up. specifically she RETCONS MURDERSTUCK and STOPS ANYONE FROM DYING. yes, everyone is in love with her. yes, she punches vriska and calls her a bitch. yes, it is fucking amazing

2019 August 22, imarriedacherub, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

KITTYQUEST is a fanventure about KITTY HARLEY-LEIDER, who has a star-studded family and a lot of time on her hands.
This story is driven by reader commands and is not epilogue-compliant (but you probably knew that already!)
Read it here on MSPFA: https://mspfa.com/?s=32792

2020 May 14, KITTYQUESTmspfa, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

(fandom slang) A webcomic in the style of Homestuck, usually taking place in the same universe and featuring many of the same gimmicks, such as sprite art, reader-submitted commands, and lengthy animations.


Sburbventure

Blend of Sburb + adventure, in reference to the fanventure genre based on comics in the MS Paint Adventures multiverse and the supernatural video game Sburb that appears in Homestuck, one of the MS Paint Adventures comics

(fandom slang) A fanventure in the style of Homestuck where the characters are players of the supernatural video game Sburb.


kismesis

en-noun

kismesis (countable and uncountable, plural kismeses)

Blend of kismet (“fate, destiny”) + nemesis. Coined by American author and webcomic artist Andrew Hussie in Homestuck.

blend

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kismesis.

(Homestuck fandom slang) A person with whom one shares an intense but adversarial romantic connection based on a feeling of hatred; a nemesis; a rival.