Buffydom

On the many chatrooms dedicated to Buffydom, fans refer to it as "the incredible shrinking Buffy," most evident during the fighting sequences, when Sarah Michelle Gellar's stunt double (who actually has curves) switches off not-so-seamlessly with Gellar.

2002, Rachel Thompson, "Staking It To The Man", Herizons, Summer 2002, page 25

There are, however, strong roots in Valley Girl expressions and some slayer jargon has been established by both the show itself and the early years of Buffy'''dom online.

2013, Liz Medendorp, “Buffyspeak: The Internal and External Impact of Slayer Slang”, in Jennifer K. Stuller, editor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, page 67:

The current volume, however, is not only a major contribution to academic Buffydom.

2017, Anahid Kassabian, “Afterword”, in Paul Gregory Attinello, Janet K. Halfyard, Vanessa Knights, editors, Music, Sound and Silence in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, page 249:

(fandom slang) The fandom of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Is Tara the only human character in Buffydom who isn't an only child (not counting the special case of Dawn)?

2000 December 16, Jerry McLaughlin, “Family”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

If there is one thing that has been consistant^([sic]) in Buffydom, it is that revenge is not a good thing.

2003 March 26, Dan Armato, “Re: 7th Season Buffy - Lies My Parents Told Me - 5 star poll - SPOILERS AHOY”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Dawn and the others, much like ants, are oblivious to reality and live in the miniscule^([sic]) world of Buffy'''dom (the kingdom of the Slayer), just as we might find ourselves marching like ants through our own lives in mindless routine.

2014, Lori M. Butler, “'The Ants Go Marching': Effective Lyrics in Buffy Episodes”, in Sally Emmons-Featherston, Jim Ford, editors, The Truth of Buffy: Essays on Fiction Illuminating Reality, page 121:

(fandom slang) The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Swan Queen

Swan + Queen, a combination of Emma Swan's surname and Regina Mills' title as the Evil Queen, likely chosen to reference the character in the ballet Swan Lake.

Swan Queen fans argue that the show runners of OUAT use subtextual codes within canonical storylines in an effort to queerbait the show’s queer audience members.

2017, Shannon A. Suddeth, "(Dis)Enchanted: (Re)constructing Love and Creating Community in the Once Upon a Time Queer Fandom", thesis submitted to the University of South Florida, page iii

[…] for OUaT, the “Swan Queen” ship, pairing protagonist Emma Swan and evil queen Regina Mills, is one of the most dominant on Tumblr.

2018, Pauline Greenhill, “Cinematic”, in Pauline Greenhill, Jill Terry Rudy, Naomi Hamer, Lauren Bosc, editors, The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures, unnumbered page:

While not all queer female OUAT fans are SQ shippers, and other femslash ships do exist within the fandom, the Swan Queen fandom is the largest and most vocal femslash fandom (and possibly ship fandom in general) within the broader OUAT fandom and is the fandom SUAS is written about and for.

2019, Colleen E. Johnson, "Femslash Fanfiction as a Reparative Practice of Critique", thesis submitted to Oregon State University, page 8

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Emma Swan and Regina Mills from the television series Once Upon a Time.


white hunter

Any of the professional big game hunters of European or North American backgrounds who plied their trade in Africa, especially during the first half of the 20th century.


Peeniss

Blend of Peeta + Katniss, as an intentional, jocular homophone of penis.

We think they should just move on because everyone has ditched Team Edward for Team PeeNiss.

2012 October 11, Haley Boston, “The Rundown”, in The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University, page 4:

They just want to see Katniss and Peeta — or, as the Interwebs have so graciously dubbed their union, “Peeniss” — pair off.

2014 November 24, Gillian Edevane, “Penultimate ‘Hunger Games’ features geopolitical undertones”, in The Daily Californian:

do i have a preference between galeniss and peeniss (or everlark vs. everthorne idk what’s katniss/gale’s last name ship name?) yes.

2019, "allisonarghent-archive", quoted in Lina Holst & Rebecca Ågren, "'It’s not a phase, Mom!!!': Om identitetsskapande inom fankultur", thesis submitted to the University of Gothenburg, page 61

(fandom slang, humorous) The ship of characters Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games series.


Everlark

I am a strong supporter of Everlark (ship name of Everdeen and Mellark).

2015, Justin Andrews, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 concludes triology on a high note", The Speaking Eagle (Juan Diego Catholic High School), 10 December 2015, page 17

As to the aforementioned media universe, we can consider the contrast between Hunger Games’ couples Everlark (Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark) and Everthorne (Katniss Everdeen/Gale Hawthorne); […]

2017, Romana Andò, “Girls and the Media: Girlhood Studies Agenda and Prospects in Italy”, in Gender/Sexuality/Italy, number 4, page 110:

it’s okay to be an Everlark shipper who still likes and respects Gale, and it’s okay to be an Everthorne shipper who adores and admires Peeta.

2019, "the-fab-fandoms", quoted in Lina Holst & Rebecca Ågren, "'It’s not a phase, Mom!!!': Om identitetsskapande inom fankultur", thesis submitted to the University of Gothenburg, page 61

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark from The Hunger Games series.


Everthorne

People who support Everthorne (ship name of Everdeen and Hawthorne) do not understand the series at all.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne from The Hunger Games series.


Bedward

My problems with the series go further than Bedward's "relationship."

2010, Gabrielle Abutom, "'Twilight' is a sick, twisted series", Daily Titan (California State University, Fullerton), 11 October 2010, page 4

When Bedward's desire to touch each other becomes unbearable, the overwhelming sexual tension is handily dispersed into a far less exciting bodily necessity: hunger.

2013 February 12, Poppy Bullard, “In Defence of Twilight, sort of”, in Nouse, University of York, page M5:

Take, for example, Bedward: Edward Cullen and Bella Swan from Stephanie Meyer's Twilight; […]

2016, Taylor Scheibe, "Plot Twist", Echo (Columbia College Chicago), May 2016, page 35

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Bella Swan and Edward Cullen from the Twilight series.


Oncer

And fun because, well, he gets to interact with “Oncers” at fan events like PaleyFest and Comic Con […]

2013 June, Hiko Mitsuzuka, “Charmed & Generous: Josh Dallas”, in Bello, number 47, page 14:

Katy Lewis, a resident of Whitehorse, Yukon, is a 'Oncer'—a super fan of the popular TV show Once Upon a Time.

2014, Matthew Hoekstra, "Once draws super fans to Steveston", The Richmond Review, 21 March 2014, page 1 (image caption)

A horde of 'Oncers' from all over the continent are descending on little Steveston/Storybrooke this weekend.

2015 October 2, “Contents”, in Richmond News, page A3:

(fandom slang) A fan of the television series Once Upon a Time.


Olicity

Now, we're watching to find out if “Olicity” is a go. We'll see how the Diggle-Felicity-Oliver dynamics change as Olicity's relationship hopefully heats up.

2014, Michelle Rushefsky, "Shows On The CW", The Current (Nova Southeastern University), Volume 25, Issue 6, 30 September 2014, page 12

Since he has dated nearly every other girl on the show for at least some period of time, the romantic tension for “Olicity” has grown.

2014, Esther Ponce De Leon, "DC Comics Builds Small-Screen Superhero Empire", The Miami Hurricane (University of Miami), Volume 93, Issue 12, 6 October 2014 - 8 October 2014, page 7

At the same time, [fan] Smoak & Arrow recognizes that not every viewer shares her and her followers' love for Olicity.

2017, Tanya R. Cochrane, Meghan K. Winchell, “When Fans Know Best: Oliciters Right the Ships”, in James F. Iaccino, Cory Barker, Myc Wiatrowski, editors, Arrow and Superhero Television: Essays on Themes and Characters of the Series, pages 199–200:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) and Felicity Smoak from the television series Arrow.


Adoribull

"Adoribull" Homosexuality

2016, Kim Johansen Østby, "From Embracing Eternity to Riding the Bull: Representations of Homosexuality and Gender in the Video Game Series Mass Effect and Dragon Age", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 319

Firstly, the game only hints at the Adoribull relationship and does not provide more than a dozen dialogue lines, which enables fan writers to develop this relationship freely and divert from the original storyline.

2018 April, Gaspard Pelurson, “Mustaches, Blood Magic and Interspecies Sex: Navigating the Non-Heterosexuality of Dorian Pavus”, in Game Studies, volume 18, number 1, unnumbered page:

I personally, love Adoribull as a ship. I think it is one built entirely on mutual attraction and want, that develops into a proper romance.

2019, "Aslinncosplay", quoted in Olga Svedin, "Fans som bråkar: Fans reaktioner på representationer av queerhet i dataspelet Dragon Age: Inquisition", thesis submitted to Stockholm University, page 38

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Dorian Pavus and the Iron Bull from the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Clexana

Gough and/or Millar were quoted as saying they thought 6 was their best season creatively, and they thought the whole "Clexana" thing was well done and they've never understood why the online fans don't like Lana.

2007 July 31, KalElFan [username], “"Kara, Supergirl" on CBS? (was Re: SV+ Supergirl Spin-Off Done Deal?)”, in alt.tv.smallville (Usenet):

The writers should have really given Lexana more of a back story, if they intended to create a Clexana love triangle.

2008, Melanie E. S. Kohnen (quoting a 2006 post from Television Without Pity), "The Adventures of a Repressed Farm Boy and the Billionaire Who Loves Him: Queer Spectatorship in Smallville Fandom", in Teen Television: Essays on Programming and Fandom (eds. Sharon Marie Ross & Louisa Ellen Stein), page 15

Clark, Lex and Lana are thus 'shipped' (i.e. 'relation-shipped') into 'Clexana' (Kohnen, 214).

2018, Shawn Malley, Excavating the Future: Archaeology and Geopolitics in Contemporary North American Science Fiction Film and Television, page 123:

(fandom slang) The love triangle/OT3 of characters Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, and Lana Lang from the television series Smallville.


Rizzles

Quite a few pop culture pieces about the show discuss “Rizzles,” a name the fan base created for a hypothetical Rizzoli-Isles pairing.

2016, Lucia Scott, "They Won't: Analyzing Queerbaiting and Compulsory Heterosexuality in Popular Television", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 25

R&I producers have commented that they did not intend to depict sexual tension between Jane and Maura, and stated or strongly implied that the pairing would never become romantic, but they have also revealed an intent to encourage the hopes of Jane/Maura (or "Rizzles") fans.

2017, Eve Ng, “Between text, paratext, and context: Queerbaiting and the contemporary media landscape”, in Transformative Works and Cultures, volume 24:

Finally I want to contribute to both academic fields by analyzing three fan videos created by fans from the Rizzles fandom.

2019, Liselot Jacobs, "The Power of Representation: Rethinking Sexuality and Challenging Heteronormativity in Rizzoli & Isles Fan Videos", thesis submitted to Utrecht University, page 5

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles from the television series Rizzoli & Isles.


Kurtofsky

By drilling down further, the results reveal that half of those are Klaine stories and a third are Kurtofsky (the pairing of Kurt with his bully turned secret admirer)

2013 May, Hannah Ellison, “Submissives, Nekos and Futanaris: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Glee Kink Meme”, in Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, volume 10, number 1, page 117:

On the fan fiction site, participants began writing “Kurtofsky” (Kurt/Dave pairing) romances in response to this plot twist, which I read avidly to see the participant reaction to this unexpected pairing.

2017, Mandy Rita Stewart, "Digital Literacies And 'glee': The Role Of Fan Fiction Virtual Writing And Social Commentary In Response To Bullying Themes With Adolescent Writers", dissertation submitted to Wayne State University, page 1

Besides discussing the series and rooting for specific, slang-labelled twosomes (such as the heterosexual duo nicknamed "Finchel", Finn and Rachel, or the same-sex couple of "Kurtofsky", Kurt and Karofsky), fans have contributed to the diffusion and re-mediation of the show so much that the Glee phenomenon has been defined as "a user-generated musical epidemic" (Zaccone 2009; online, my translation).

2015, Alice Casarini, “Chorus Lines–Translating Musical Television Series in the Age of Participatory Culture: The Case of Glee”, in Jorge Díaz Cintas, Josélia Neves, editors, Audiovisual Translation: Taking Stock, page 216:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Kurt Hummel and Dave Karofsky from the television series Glee.


Stydia

It has already been confirmed that Stydia fans are going to be very pleased with the season.

2016, Giselle Galletti, "Teen Wolf season 6 impressions", MyDSHSNews (Dripping Springs High School), December 2016, page 11

For years, it was one of the most-watched shows among young people, offering a fair share of action, humor, drama, horror, ships (Stydia, anyone?) and frequent lessons on mythological creatures.

2017 November, Olivia Singh, “Holland Roden”, in NKD, page 43:

Further, Stiles’ sarcastic agreement when Brunksi tells him that they’d be having this same conversation if he were dating Lydia, the band’s female drummer, is a further reiteration of this critique, directly referencing Teen Wolf’s support of the heterosexual Stiles/Lydia (Stydia) ship in contrast to its rejection of Sterek.

2017, Taylor Boulware, "Fascination/Frustration: Slash Fandom, Genre, and Queer Uptake", dissertation submitted to the University of Washington, page 86

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Stiles Stilinski and Lydia Martin from the television series Teen Wolf.


Scira

Even though I still love Allisaac and Scira, I still think Scallison is the #1.

2014 May, “Interview with @HoechlinArmy”, in Fandoms Assemble, page 8:

2015, "Rabid Fairy", "11 Reasons Why Scira is better than Scallison", Midnight Writers, February 2015, page 14

So, watching the show bc Stydia is a right reason? watching the show bc Scira is a right reason? watching the show bc Scallison is a right reason? watching the show bc Allisaac is a right reason? But watching the show bc Sterek is a big no-no?

2017, "stormyhale", quoted in Taylor Boulware, "Fascination/Frustration: Slash Fandom, Genre, and Queer Uptake", dissertation submitted to the University of Washington, page 74

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Scott McCall and Kira Yukimura from the television series Teen Wolf.


Scallison

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Scott McCall and Allison Argent from the television series Teen Wolf.


Cophine

But Manson offers these words of encouragement for fans of Cosima/Delphine: "There's always hope for 'Cophine.' "

2015 May 9, Marisa Roffman, “'Orphan Black' Creators on Justin Chatwin's 'Dark' Character, Potential Clone Reunion”, in The Hollywood Reporter:

Fans of the show were closely watching for plot developments on the Cophine front […]

2016 June 17, Bethonie Butler, “The 'Orphan Black' finale gave fans a major reunion, but what comes next?”, in The Washington Post:

For instance, my OTP is Cophine—Cosima and Delphine from Orphan Black. This means my fannish identity and online fandom involves reading Cophine-centric fanfiction, watching or making Cophine fanvids, creating angsty or hopeful playlists on 8tracks, buying t-shirts and tote bags on Redbubble, liveblogging new episodes, forming group chats to discuss the show, and, as an academic fan, I even write research papers about Orphan Black and Cophine.

2016, Bethany A. Scettrini, "Fan Responses to Orphan Black and The 100 via Blogs, Fan Fiction, and Ship Wars", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 50

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Cosima Niehaus and Delphine Cormier from the television series Orphan Black.


Emison

Adherence to canon is crucial for non-AU (alternate universe) fictions, but Emison shippers invert canonical events to draw attention to the textual margins wherein Emison arguably exists.

2016, William Patrick Bingham, "Queer Fan Practices Online: Digital Fan Production as a Negotiation of LGBT Representation in Pretty Little Liars", thesis submitted to the University of East Anglia, page 121

“The Glove That Rocks the Cradle” was a bittersweet episode for Pretty Little Liars fans as “Emison” shippers got their greatest wish and Aria (Lucy Hale) began to buckle under the A.D. pressure.

2017 May 31, “Pretty Little Liars: Two Liars Get Together as One Falls Apart”, in The Ledger:

Popular fan-fic writer JennasSunglasses writes extensively, as do many others, about Emison: the lesbian relationship between Emily and Alison.

2017 June 29, Anna Cafolla, “#PLLGameOver: Farewell Pretty Little Liars, the most fancentric TV show yet”, in The Guardian:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Emily Fields and Alison DiLaurentis from the television series Pretty Little Liars.


Hollstein

Blend of Hollis + Karnstein, presumably as a play on Holstein.

Hollstein shippers didn't really understand the fact that some people didn't ship the same thing as them, and I myself received a lot of anonymous hate for not shipping them.

2016, Aimee, quoted in Shannon Morrison, "Navigating and Exploring LGBT Identity in Fandom", paper submitted to the College of Charleston

Watching two out actors portray dream duo "Hollstein" provides an extra frisson and makes Natasha and Elise's passion for positive queer representation all the more powerful.

2017 December, Roxy Bourdillon, “The Little Web Series That Did”, in Diva, page 32:

As the series' main characters, Hollstein are immensely popular and the relationship has provided the emotional rollercoaster ride for characters and viewers that might be expected from such a relationship in a complex serial narrative.

2019, Lorna Jowett, “'Most of You Are Wondering Who the Heck I Am': Carmilla (2014-2016, online) as Digital Reimagining of Le Fanu's 'Carmilla'”, in Lorna Piatti-Farnell, editor, Gothic Afterlives: Reincarnations of Horror in Film and Popular Media, page 84:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Laura Hollis and Carmilla Karnstein from the web series Carmilla.


plot coupon

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[…] pain to see Clute single-handedly tackle multi-volume fantasy extrusion-product, with its flimsy plot coupons and its stale eucatastrophes.

2004, Foundation, volume 33, numbers 90-92, page 126:

(fandom slang) An object sought by a character in a story in order to achieve some objective, having little purpose beyond advancing the plot.


Tibette

The assertion of Tibette as a couple could be read as a norm of the group, against which all other couples and pairings were judged.

2009 December, Becky Walker, “Imagining the future of lesbian community: The case of online lesbian communities and the issue of trans”, in Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, volume 23, number 6, page 933:

So what happens now? Well we obviously all wear out our DVDs and obsessively watch all the tributes on Youtube^([sic]) to Tibette and Sharman.

2010, Danielle Carter, “The L Word”, in Official Guide to London Pride 2010, page 55:

Bette is OMG! I love her ... I'm straight and somehow she manages to turn me on ... and Tibette is the ultimate great couple on The L Word! Go Tibette!

2015, anonymous, quoted in Sarah Cefai, "Love's Lesbian Refrain of Feeling: 'Bette and Tina' and the Subversion of Heterosexual Affect", Rhizomes: Cultural Studies In Emerging Knowledge, Issue 28 (2015)

(fandom slang) The relationship between the characters Tina Kennard and Bette Porter from the television series The L Word.


Curselax

Unfortunately, the most widespread confusing move is kinda useless against the Curselax.

2001 June 29, Talen, “Anti-Curselax Measure”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon (Usenet):

Snorlax (Kulgdor) [...] Earthquake Body Slam Curse Rest [...] Standard Curselax, he will do well in stadium and the game.

2002 July 18, Worry, “Re: [Rate my Team] This Team Sux v. 4.0”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon (Usenet):

This is my favorite pokemon of the new G/S pokes. I'm not sure about the item for this one, but this is mainly to deal with Curselaxes.

2011 May 15, FL1PPED Out, “[G/S] Team, Please Rate”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon (Usenet):

(fandom slang) A moveset of a Pokémon that includes Curse and Rest.


shortfic

en-noun

shortfic (countable and uncountable, plural shortfics)

Shortfic is fun! Just right for the attention-span impaired.

1999 August 29, chee...@hotmail.com, “Re: NEW: Incredibly Short Gunmenfic (1/1)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Would it be qualified as badfic or shortfic, though?

1999 September 27, Jogonturan, “Re: Bad Romance Metaphors”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

This is a fic I started on after a discussion with Cathy about there not being much shortfic about at the moment.

2002 March 24, Clotho [username], “fic: Where have all the years gone?”, in alt.tv.er.creative (Usenet):

(fandom slang, uncountable) Such fan fiction collectively.


Scullyfic

Scullyfic (countable and uncountable, plural Scullyfics)

It's a Scullyfic in the sense that Mulder isn't there, but I think the whole concept works well.

2000 July 8, Verona, “NEW: "Conversations"”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

primarily a Scullyfic

2001 February 18, Medie, “New: Those That Remain”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

I honestly don't know what Mulder would have done when he found out, so I kept this as a pure Scullyfic.

2004 August 30, kayfu42, “xfc: Losing an Illusion 1/1”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

(countable, X-Files fandom slang) A fanfic in which Dana Scully, of the The X-Files television series, is the protagonist.

There's also one running theme that's been worrying me: the idea that Scullytorture is especially bad because it makes a strong female look weak. In most good Scullyfic, I don't think that's the case.

1998 March 18, Stacy the Procrastinating, “Re: Muldertorture (was Re: DD/GA fanfic?)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Dasha would like to send special wreaths of holly to Shari and Jill for all the Scullyfic joy.

1999 December 12, Dasha K., “NEW: After Eight by Dasha K. and Plausible Deniability (3/3)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

I'm looking for a site I visited a while ago that had nothing but pre-xf scullyfic.

2001 December 18, Tzeltal, “Help?”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

(uncountable, X-Files fandom slang) Such fan fiction collectively.


FemShep

Playing as FemShep hints that the game world's claims to gender equality may be overstated.

2017, Lynda Clark, “Commander Shepard”, in Jaime Banks, Robert Mejia, Aubrie Adams, editors, 100 Greatest Video Game Characters, page 44:

Interestingly, this seems the reason why FemShep is considered to be one of the most popular heroines in gaming history (Cobbett 2012: online), or even one of gaming's first true feminist and feminine protagonists (Hillier 2011).

2018, Silvia Pettinni, “Gender in Game Localization: The Case of Mass Effect 3's FemShep”, in Irene Ranzato, Serenella Zanotti, editors, Linguistic and Cultural Representation in Audiovisual Translation, unnumbered page:

A reveal trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition went live several hours ago, and fans have been watching it over and over. As has Jennifer Hale, the voice actor who played the female version of Commander Shepard across all three games, or "FemShep" as the character was dubbed.
Though her performance made FemShep more popular with hardcore fans, the marketing for the original games tended to focus on the default "BroShep", voiced by Mark Meer. Until now. This trailer shows a montage of scenes from across the series, and while BroShep is there—that's him macking on Miranda—there's more screen-time devoted to FemShep.

2021 February 2, Jody Macgregor, “FemShep finally gets her due in Mass Effect Legendary Edition trailer, Jennifer Hale extremely stoked”, in PC Gamer, archived from the original on 2021-02-03:

(fandom slang, video games) The female version of the Commander Shepard player character in the Mass Effect series.


BroShep

The fact that advertising for Mass Effect 3 included “FemShep” as well as “BroShep” was significant for many fans.

2012, Jillian Scharr, "From 'Epic' to 'Epic Win': Play and performance as open-database storytelling in pre- and postliterate media", paper submitted to Vassar College, page 83

While BroShep displays obliviousness to issues of "reproductive rights and control over the female body," FemShep expresses solidarity with the female Krogan, Eve, indicating there are some galactic power struggles only FemShep can truly understand.

There is little deviation between the FemShep and BroShep scripts for the romance with Liara, which positions Commander Shepard as an experienced soldier (and lover) pursuing the naïve, reticent academic.

2020, Amanda Phillips, Gamer Trouble: Feminist Confrontations in Digital Culture, page 148:

(fandom slang, video games) The male version of the Commander Shepard player character in the Mass Effect series.


femslasher

Femslashers follow onscreen lesbian couples alongside their subtextual favorites and have often clamored for one of the latter characters to “come out” on television.

2013, Julie Levin Russo, “Textual orientation: Queer female fandom online”, in Cynthia Carter, Linda Steiner, Lisa McLaughlin, editors, The Routledge Companion to Media & Gender, page 457:

This erasure was criticized by both femslashers and nonwhite fans of other genres, who pointed out how these selections of what is considered noteworthy in fan texts perpetuate and reinscribe erasures and biases within fan communities (allofthefeelings 2015).

2018, Rukmini Pande, Squee from the Margins: Fandom and Race, page 165:

The way that femslashers are treated in this fandom is disgusting.

2019, anonymous, quoted in Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games, page 99

(fandom slang) A person who writes femslash and/or supports female/female ships.


Treklit

Fran Hitchcock, in a fanzine debate with Paula Smith (Archives 7), pointed out that while Treklit can be seen as a training ground for writers with professional aspirations, most Trekwriters do it for the love of it .

1984, Folklore Women's Communication, Issues 32-34, unnumbered page

Even men who actively participate in the fanwriting find it difficult to overcome the prejudice against the form in the masculine community. Humor bridges the uncomfortable gap between wanting to write in the fanzines and having expectations that real men don't write Treklit.

1992, Camille Bacon-Smith, Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth, page 153:

A lot of people deserve a shout-out for this, starting with Marco Palmieri, who gave me my first Treklit assignment, On the Spot; […]

2011, David A. McIntee, “Acknowledgements”, in Indistinguishable from Magic, unnumbered page:

(fandom slang) Written fiction based on the Star Trek franchise, including both licensed stories and fan fiction.


Richonne

Though Glenn and Maggie and "Richonne" are monogamous, heteronormative relationships: one man, one woman, and clear relationship roles, the roles are interchangeable and fluid dependent on the situation.

2017, Amanda Taylor, “Love and Marriage in the Time of The Walking Dead”, in Ashley Szanter, Jessica K. Richards, editors, Romancing the Zombie: Essays on the Undead as Significant "Other", page 87:

The Walking Deads Richone' was a big deal because it elevated Michonne from sidekick to romantic female lead.

2019, Sumiko Saulson, “From Sidekick to Romantic Lead: Rise of the Strong Black Woman”, in Valerie Estelle Frankel, editor, Fourth Wave Feminism in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Volume 2. Essays on Television Representations, 2013-2019, page 93:

Brown's longstanding advocacy for the “Richonne” ship is especially illustrative to consider.

2019, Suzanne Scott, Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry, page 137:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Rick Grimes and Michonne from the television series The Walking Dead.


Klance

In one extreme case, a fan threatened to leak spoilers unless Klance (the pairing of Keith and Lance) was made canon.

2018 July, Shamus Kelley, “#LanceIsBi”, in Den of Geek, page 23:

Klance have continued to rank at the top of ship and show rankings throughout 2018. Despite only having aired for little over two years, there are over 22,000 Klance fics on AO3.

2018, Diana Koehm, "Revision as Resistance: Fanfiction as an Empowering Community for Female and Queer Fans", thesis submitted to the University of Connecticut, page 37

This condition was that "Klance," the ship was^([sic]) between the characters Lance and Keith be made canon.

2020 January 31, Bridget Cagle, “Fandom frenzy: Fan 'ships' should have boundaries”, in The Journal, Southport High School, Indianapolis, page 14:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Keith and Lance from the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender.


McShep

I think she is the listmom for the McShep list.

2004 December 4, Lisa, “Re: New Photos from The Siege”, in alt.tv.stargate-atlantis (Usenet):

Feel free to wax lyrical about McShep to me.

2005 May 30, Ankh, “Re: Dear Magda”, in alt.tv.stargate-sg1 (Usenet):

[…] she likens the McShep pairing as conceived of by the community to a drug.

2009, Marla Bomersbach, "Actions That Embody Virtual Space", thesis submitted the University of Pittsburgh, page 48

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Rodney McKay and John Sheppard from the television series Stargate Atlantis.


UAP

UAP (plural)
UAPs (plural)
UAP's (plural)

During World War II (and probably before), high flying pilots were reported to have observed unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP), often now called transient luminous events (TLE’s), particularly in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

2012 September 17, Don Lipman, “Red sprites, blue jets, and elves What are these mysterious, elusive phenomena?”, in The Washington Post:

“You know, there’s a new name,” Mrs. Clinton said in the March appearance. “It’s unexplained aerial phenomenon,” she said. “U.A.P. That’s the latest nomenclature.”

2016 May 10, Amy Chozick, “Hillary Clinton Gives U.F.O. Buffs Hope She Will Open the X-Files”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

The founders say they believe “there is sufficient credible evidence of UAP [unidentified aerial phenomenon] that proves exotic technologies exist that could revolutionize the human experience.”

2017 December 16, Bryan Bender, “The Pentagon’s Secret Search for UFOs”, in Politico Magazine, →ISSN:

This is an effort that I believe is rare and timely given current events, such as the apparent increase in UAP incidents through official military channels.

2019 October 23, M J Banias, “This Silicon Valley Startup Is Dedicated to Detecting UFOs Off the California Coast”, in Vice Magazine, →ISSN:

The spokesman at the time said UAP was preferred over UFO because of the stigma surrounding the latter term.

2020, Jordan Culver, Adrianna Rodriguez, “Pentagon declassifies 3 leaked US Navy UFO videos”, in USA Today:

Pentagon officially released three videos of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).

2020, “To the Stars Academy of Arts & Science Acknowledges the Pentagon's Official Release of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Video Footage”, in Baker City Herald:

The US military is worried some of the UAPs spotted by military pilots in the past may represent technologies of strategic rivals unknown to US scientists.

2023 January 12, “US government logs more than 500 UFO reports with hundreds unexplained”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

unidentified aerial phenomenon
unidentified aerial phenomenon#English

(ufology) Initialism of unidentified aerial phenomenon; synonym of UFO (“unidentified flying object”)


noromodom

However, one of the many possible grounds for NoRomoDom is that Mulder is unworthy of Scully.

1997 December 31, Andrew In Amherst, “Re: Who is really the star??”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

I'd also have to say that I'm more adamant about my noromodom than I am about my spoilercelibacy--I am tempted by spoilers (although I resist), but the ship tempts me not at all.

2000 March 15, hot toddy, “Re: Shippers, noromos, spoilerwhores, and spoilervirgins”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Some noromos do want Mulder (or Scully) for themselves, but that does not seem to be related to their reasons for noromodom.

2000 July 12, Mary Aileen Buss, “Re: What Bugged You About The X-Files”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) The state or quality of being a noromo.


noromoish

Oh yes, I am a shipper, although I've had some very Noromo-ish thoughts lately.

1998 June 6, Johanna K Knuutinen, “Re: shipper/non-shipper demographics?”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Seeing as how 'all things' was one of my first forays into feeling noromoish, I can't quite agree with you on that part of the equation.

2001 April 13, Molly, “Re: "I don't know where I fit in..."”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

We're glad you're back! Well, at least I am. I have someone to share my noromoish pain. ;)

2001 April 14, C. Morgan, “Re: "I don't know where I fit in..."”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) Related to, characteristic of, or espousing noromoness.


shippy

en-adj

shippy (comparative shippier, superlative shippiest)

shippier (comparative)
shippiest (superlative)

Anyway, the shippy moment comes when Scully (who's noticeably pregnant) and Mulder are talking on the park bench.

1997 November 27, Hieu G. Nguyen, “Shippiest moments on XF”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

One thing that can be inferred is that "Ghosts", a very shippy episode, apparently didn't scare (pun intended) any viewers away.

1999 January 7, storml...@hotmail.com, “Re: X-Files Ratings For Terms of Endearment”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

i agree. even if it's just a couple of moments of bliss, my shippy heart will be content.

2001 April 12, clarkal, “Re: The pregnancy conversation”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(fandom slang) Related to, characteristic of, or supporting a romantic relationship (ship) between characters.


shippiness

My first thought as a shipper, and even the list admin of the XF Romantics mailing list which is dedicated to shippers, is to crow about the "shippiness" in this episode.

1997 February 11, KSJ, “Momento Spoilers”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

I don't believe "shippiness" either helps or hurts the X-Files ratings.

1999 March 10, Michael P. Walsh, “Re: Arcadia ratings”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

One could theorize that shippiness can 'ruin' an episode because it takes some people's focus away from the main story even if it doesn't alter the main story.

2000 December 20, Jane, “Re: Doggoneit Be Gone”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The state or quality of being shippy.


semi-shipper

I'd say you're probably a semi-shipper, like me. The idea idea of a romantic relationship is exciting, but...the X-Files is just as important.

1997 February 6, Denise A. Agnew, “Re: shippers, part 2”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

I'm a semi-shipper as I think that a kiss is the farthest they should go. (But it should at least be a passionate kiss!!!)

1997 August 11, Bob Prole, “Re: X-Files Romance”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

As a "semi-shipper" from early on, I wasn't too fond of "3" which IMO apparently existed merely to give DD some romantic screen time.)

1998 June 26, Lib...@my-dejanews.com, “Re: Am I dreaming? Did they broadcast "HOME" tonight on FX?”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(fandom slang) A person who partially supports a ship.


anti-shipper

From anti- + shipper (“one who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between characters”).

prefix

MSR ahead! anti-shippers, this ain't your cuppa tea! Plenty of UST!

1997 March 11, Ann Vermillion, “"Forbidden Fruit" by Anne Vermillion, re: Exit to Eden challenge”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

These "shippers," Internet fan-slang for fans who want central characters to have a relationship ("shippers" is short for "relationshippers"), carried on fan-site wars with the "anti-shippers," fans who thought Daria had more integrity as a single girl.

2003, Carol Stabile, Prime Time Animation: Television Animation and American Culture, page 189:

However, present within our data were examples of when Bughead shippers would hijack the #Antibughead tag, antagonizing anti-shippers and asserting dominance within the Riverdale fandom on Tumblr.

2021, Emily Burkhardt, Verity Trott, Whitney Monaghan, “'#Bughead Is Endgame': Civic Meaning-Making inRiverdale Anti-Fandom andShipping Practices on Tumblr”, in Television & New Media:

(fandom slang) One who opposes a specific ship or shipping in general.

Yourshipisfine articulates the position many Jessica/Kilgrave shipper take when arguing with anti-shippers over the problematic nature of shipping Jessica and Kilgrave together: “yeah, we know it’s fucked up and wrong, that’s one of the main reasons why we ship it” when arguing with anti-shippers over the problematic nature of shipping Jessica and Kilgrave together.

2016, Elizabeth Orson, "Exploring Abusive Shipping In The Jessica Jones Fandom", Focus Media Journal, Volume 37 (2016-2017), page 76

Furthermore, antis are angry at the pedophilic undertones in a relationship between Kylo and Rey and the large about of abuse and rape/non-con based fics in the ship. This makes tumblr and the internet at large a tumultuous place for any Reylo shipper. Yet, Jessika has found her niche on the website and rarely, if ever, deals with anti-shippers.

2019, Lauren Rouse, "The fan fiction reading guide: the use of multimedia and comments as close reading tools", thesis submitted to DePaul University, page 96

Anti-shippers tend to have the opinion that problematic art on the internet will be consumed by people too young to have the critical thinking skills to distinguish what is okay in real life versus in fiction, so it is best either not created at all or created in private.

2021, Victor Larsen, "'It Makes Me, A Minor, Uncomfortable': Media and Morality In Anti-Shippers' Policing of Online Fandom", thesis submitted to Ghent University, page 43

(fandom slang) One who objects to ships or shipping deemed offensive, e.g. due to incest, age differences, abusive elements, or power gaps (treating the other partner badly because they have less authority).


telepad

(science fiction) A platform on which a person or object is placed in order to be teleported elsewhere.


moon-man

(science fiction) A native alien of the Moon.


hyaa

(chiefly manga) Ah! Argh! A shriek or scream.


teletransport

en-verb

teletransport (third-person singular simple present teletransports, present participle teletransporting, simple past and past participle teletransported)

teletransports (present singular third-person)
teletransporting (participle present)
teletransported (participle past)
teletransported (past)

In the old Star Trek movies man teletransports, rematerializes, in a new cyber-spectacle.

2001, Science Fiction and Organization, →ISBN, page 109; republished United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2003 August 29:

Again, the thought experiments need to explain how a person could be teletransported from one place to another.

2010 July 20, Christopher Daly, An Introduction to Philosophical Methods, Broadview Press, →ISBN:

The ship hovered behind the moon of Hades just enough to give them a clear line of sight to teletransport to the planet’s surface.

2012 December 13, Logan Keen, House of Gideon: Before the Myth, Abbott Press, →ISBN, page 91:

At eighteen hundred hours, Technis time, the two people allowed by the invite will be teletransported to the surface.

2016 February 18, Anna Hackett, Phoenix Adventures Box Set: A SciFi Romance Collection, →ISBN:


wallscreen

(science fiction) A wall-mounted screen display.


teletransporter

(science fiction) A teleportation device.


metafic

en-noun

metafic (countable and uncountable, plural metafics)

In metafics, Janeites make hypotheses on the sources of inspiration for the novels, wonder how the world would have been without Jane, and imagine a TV talk show where Austen herself interviews her characters.

2008, Roberta Grandi, “Web Side Stories: Janeites, Fanfictions, And Never Ending Romances”, in Ingrid Hotz-Davies, Anton Kirchhofer, Sirpa Leppänen, editors, Internet Fictions, page 35:

A few days later, the fan who sparked this discussion added her own voice to the debate with a metafic (that is, a fic about fandom) called 'The Girl Who Did Not Know Angst.'

2014, Veerle Van Steenhuyse, “Oh, the Angst! Emotional Immersion in Jane Austen Fan Fiction”, in Tawnya Ravy, Eric Forcier, editors, Words, Worlds, Narratives: Transmedia and Immersion:

This fic is considered a metafic, a fic about fanfiction and fandom, and usually metafic is satirical like this one.

2016, Layanne Malluhi, "Fanfiction and the Transgression of Fandom Communities", thesis submitted to Georgetown University, unnumbered page

(countable, fandom slang) A fanfic with metafictional elements, focusing on fan fiction, fandom, or creators.

The difference between this kind of "metafic" and objectionable "actor-fic" is that the metafic is still concentrated on the characters and the fictional world, with just a bit of the actors/real world (or other characters/other ficworld) stirred in for added interest, and usually humor. Objectionable "actor-fic" is fiction about the actors in the real world.

2000 May 2, lee burwasser, “Re: HAD question - "actor-fic"”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Depends. The blatantly obvious Mary-Sue-as-Metafic/Parody can be great, or it can be tiresome.

2002 April 11, Becky C., “Re: A question about Mary Sue stories...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet):

User umqra1895 comments that the author “poke[d] fun and [paid] homage to the wide fanfic universe” with this fic, which is essentially what metafic does.

(uncountable, fandom slang) Such fan fiction collectively.


pre-slash

The piece of work was a short pre-slash story around Hulkling and Wiccan from The Young Avengers, it was posted under the alias Confidenceiskey on 18 October, 2007.

2008, Gemma Corin, "From 'Ambiguously Gay Duos' To Homosexual Superheroes: The Implications For Media Fandom Practices", thesis submitted to the University of Waikato, page 53

The first, a lengthy Kirk/Spock pre-slash story “The Immovable Object,” appeared in the zine The Other Side of Paradise, no. 2.

2012, Catherine Coker, “The Angry! Textual! Poacher! Is Angry!: Fan Works As Political Statements”, in Katherine Larsen, editor, Fan Culture: Theory/Practice, page 95:

Some pre-slash fan fiction does not develop into slash at all; other stories make it clear that slash may be a possible development in the future but they do not elaborate on it; yet other stories, or better series of stories, include pre-slash chapters or pre-slash stories (which function as one-shot stories and work on their own), but the following stories in the series are already slash.

2014, Lucie Cupalová, "Slash Factor: Characteristics and Varieties of Slash Fan Fiction", thesis submitted to Charles University, page 38

(fandom slang) A subgenre of slash fiction in which a homosexual relationship between two characters has not yet developed or is only implied.


non-shipper

The non-shippers are those fans who are opposed to Ham and Mac having a relationship.

1999 June, Darcy Rice, “An Advocate of Perfection”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 38:

In these terms, Ten/Rose has a highly privileged position among Doctor Who pairings, and it seems that this position exactly engenders a powerful resistance to it among non-shippers.

2013, Leora Hadas, “Resisting the romance: ‘Shipping’ and the discourse of genre uniqueness in Doctor Who fandom”, in European Journal of Cultural Studies, volume 16, number 3, page 337:

Given that the final season of The West Wing itself officially sanctioned the relationship, non-shippers could no longer rely upon the ambiguity of producers' statements as 'evidence' to verify that the romance existed only in the minds of shippers.

2015, Rebecca Williams, Post-Object Fandom: Television, Identity and Self-narrative, page 108:

(fandom slang) One who does not create any ships or does not support a particular ship.


Domward

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Genres were often designated by a version of Edward's name: Tattward (more than one tattoo artist fic); Artward (lots of artists); Domward (Fifty Shades was hardly the first); Subward (there were a few); […]

2013, “The Twilight Fandom”, in Anne Jamison, editor, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, page 181:

The guidelines for this challenge centre on the gendered allocations of roles in sexual contexts: 'we want to see women wield power between the sheets: we've seen enough Domward and Domsper […]

2016, Mariah Larsson, Ann Steiner, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Twilight: Studies in Fiction, Media and a Contemporary Cultural Experience, unnumbered page:

While Leonard has been frequently (and fairly) criticized for her representation of BDSM in Fifty Shades, her inspiration was not merely the Twilight books and films but also the oeuvre of Twilight fanfiction itself, by then a site of cultural production in its own right within which “'Domward” (or a dominating Edward) was in style (Anne Jamison 2013, 184).

2016, Leslie Paris, “Fifty shades of fandom: the intergenerational permeability of Twilight fan culture”, in Feminist Media Studies, volume 16, number 4, page 687:

(Twilight fandom slang) Edward Cullen written as the dom in a BDSM relationship in Twilight fan fiction.


Bokononism

Coined by American writer Kurt Vonnegut in his novel Cat's Cradle in 1963. Named after the religion's alleged founder, Bokonon + -ism.

[>We show singles exactly how to find their True Soulmate! And we show Couples how to determine if they have found their True Soulmate!]
How tough can it be to know once you've found the right one? As long as you're not somewhere that has made Bokononism illegal, couldn't you just put your feet together?

1997 March 13, the tree by the river, “Re: Still looking for your Soulmate? We can help!”, in soc.singles (Usenet):

Because there isn't any, and I can't think of any possible reason that there need be any. Thus I have assumed that there is no god. The difference is that since there *can be* no evidence of it, I must admit that I can not really know the answer. In my case, that is grounds for agnosticism (or Bokononism really). In the case of many others, faith takes over.

2000 May 8, m. brazeau, “Re: help me refute a theist”, in sci.skeptic (Usenet):

Whatever wackadoodle philosophy you might be embracing today – frutarianism or Bokononism – is cool as long as it doesn’t hurt those around you, right? ¶ Refusing to immunize puts the rest of us at risk. And unless there is sound science and the guidance of a good doctor, it’s a pretty bogus way to hedge a bet in that game of parenting roulette.

2015 January 26, Petula Dvorak, “Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children are putting others at risk”, in The Washington Post:

(fiction, religion) In Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle, a religion secretly practiced by the people of San Lorenzo, the supreme religious act of which consists of any two worshippers rubbing the bare soles of their feet together to inspire spiritual connection.


Hercverse

Joxer, Xena, Gabrielle etc. were not at all in ancient mythology. If the Hercverse was loyal to the original Grecian myth, then they wouldn't be around.

1998 September 22, Andy00, “Re: Why I don't like Joxer.”, in alt.tv.xena (Usenet):

But in the middle of an ep that was otherwise functioning normally in the Hercverse version of ancient Greece, it just seemed too wierd...^([sic]) feeble lutes turning into electric guitars... and it wasn't even done consistently with Herc's character... and the music was bad... and it wasn't really funny...

1999 February 13, Xorys, “Maunderings re <>”, in alt.tv.xena (Usenet):

No, it's not necessarily a plot hole. The show's history doesn't have to exactly match the show's 20th century background. (For example, Strife is still around in the 20th c. Hercverse, even though he died in the show.)

2000 October 12, Daryle Walker, “Re: Spoilers: Coming Home”, in alt.tv.xena (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The fictional universe depicted in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spin-offs (including Xena: Warrior Princess).


Larry Stylinson

Blend of Louis Tomlinson + Harry Styles.

In the latter, I analyze the distinctions between the media’s response to Larry Stylinson shippers and fan responses, drawing on Matt Hills’s notion of inter-fandom antagonism.

2016, Bethan Jones, “'I Will Throw You off Your Ship and You Will Drown and Die': Death Threats, Intra-Fandom Hate, and the Performance of Fangirling”, in Lucy Bennett, Paul Booth, editors, Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture, page 54:

The sheer volume of Larry Stylinson erotica available online is astonishing.

2018, Kate Leaver, The Friendship Cure: Reconnecting in the Modern World, unnumbered page:

Beyond fanart and fanfiction, the Larry Stylinson "division" of the fandom became a safe space for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bissexual, transgender, and queer) fans […]

2018, Paola Brembilla, “Transmedia Music: The Values of Music as a Transmedia Asset”, in Matthew Freeman, Renira Rampazzo Gambarato, editors, The Routledge Companion to Transmedia Studies, unnumbered page:

(fandom slang) The real-person fiction ship of Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of the band One Direction.


antimeme

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From anti- + meme. In the sense of "an image macro which intentionally subverts one's expectations", first recorded in 2009 and now chiefly associated with the r/antimeme subreddit, created February 8, 2012.

I know it's every citizen's civic duty to keep his antimeme vaccinations up to date. But some perverse streak inside me (possibly, now that I think about it, an anti-antimeme meme) made me keep postponing my appointment until it was just too late.

1998, Christine Beckert, David Bischoff, Carroll Brown, et al., The Best of Pirate Writings: Tales of Fantasy, Mystery & Science Fiction, Padwolf Pub Incorporated, →ISBN:

As an antimeme to both Christianity and these secular dominant ideologies, humanism in the West was, by the middle of the century able to gain dominance in what had become, effectively, a vacant niche.

2003, David Hurst, On Westernism: An Ideology's Bid for World Dominion:

Notable as well are periodic claims that memetics will make the world a better place, by creating an antimeme meme which will teach us to defend ourselves against the ravages of the selfish memes, ...

2004, William F. Harms, Information and Meaning in Evolutionary Processes, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 65:

We have to start spreading antimemes.” “Fight fire with fire?” she said.

2010, Michael Flynn, In the Country of the Blind, Macmillan, →ISBN:

(memetics, science fiction) A meme deployed to nullify or protect against another meme.

SCP-055 is a "self-keeping secret" or "anti-meme". Information about SCP-055's physical appearance as well as its nature, behavior, and origins is self-classifying.

2008, Sam "qntm" Hughes, “SCP-055 - [unknown]”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division:

An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it.

2018, Sam "qntm" Hughes, There Is No Antimemetics Division:

(memetics, science fiction) A unit of information that prevents itself from being spread, often by erasing itself from any mind that it enters.

my favorite parts of these viral memes are the antimemes that appear after we all get sick of them lol

2018 March 18, @rocknraymond, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

(Internet slang) An image macro which intentionally subverts one's expectations by not including a joke; a meme antijoke.


Lunan

Relations between Terra and Luna had been strained since the Lunans had eaten Neil Armstrong in 1960.

2012, A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain:

Despite the war games, the Jovans considered themselves invincible, and the Lunans were their only worthy opponent in the solar system. Having their own ships blown up in orbit by unknown forces, the Lunans were no longer transgressors.

2014, William Tedford, Battlefields of Silence:

(science fiction) Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).


Makemakean

a theoretical inhabitant of the dwarf planet Makemake


Jikook

For example, there are portmanteaus of each and every BTS member combination, with fans hoping that JiKook (Jimin and Jungkook) or V-Hope (V and J-Hope) will become a thing.

2018 September 12, Jessica Lindsay, “What does shipping mean when people aren’t talking about ships?”, in Metro, UK:

"JiKook," the pairing of Korean boy band BTS members Jeon Jeong-guk and Park Ji-min, is the fourth most popular ship despite the fact that neither pairing is together in real life.

2019, Palmer Haasch, "Community, Soul-Searching and Pleasure: The Significance of Real Person Fanfiction in BTS Fandom", thesis submitted to the University of Minnesota, page 13

(By far the most popular BTS ship is Jikook, which pairs Park Jimin and Jeon Jungkook together.)

2019 December 26, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Michelle Jaworski, “The 10 most influential fandoms of the 2010s”, in The Daily Dot:

(fandom slang) The real-person fiction ship of Park Ji-min and Jeon Jung-kook of the K-pop boy band BTS.


Bughead

There is fear among fans that the dark twists Riverdale is going to take in this season may also impact "Bughead" – especially if Jughead does decide to officially join the South Side Serpents.

2017 September 21, Quinn Baker, “Netflix preview: Anticipating the second season of Riverdale”, in The Ontarion, University of Guelph, page 14:

The Bughead bond is so strong that it sparked rumors of a real-life pairing between Reinhart and Sprouse.

2017 September 22, Tim Stack, “Wednesday”, in Entertainment Weekly, page 71:

Whether you ship Choni or Bughead, if you're a Riverdale fan you don't want to miss this year's Riverdale conference […]

2019, Danielle Windecker, "Chilling Adventures & Dark Teen Dramas", Raspberry, Winter 2019, page 13

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones from the television series Riverdale.


Varchie

This leads to some very awkward moments for the Varchie relationship, where Veronica seems weirdly eager to have Archie and Nick in the same room, and is seemingly unbothered when Nick calls her sexy in front of poor Archiekins.

2017, Alison Epstein, "'Riverdale' wows with intense, emotional 'Chapter 18'", The Tufts Daily (Tufts University), 13 November 2017, page 5

This Varchie daddy issues storyline is making my heart hurt, also, am I correct in saying that NO-ONE ships Veronica and Archie?

2018, Aria Tongs, "Unpopular Opinion: Riverdale the Musical", Massive (Massey University, Wellington), April/May 2018, page 28

Archie was instantly smitten, and just like that, Varchie was born.

2019, Ryan Bloomquist, Samantha Gold, Riverdish: The Unauthorized Case Files of Riverdale, unnumbered page:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Veronica Lodge and Archie Andrews from the television series Riverdale.


Choni

Sorry everyone, Bughead and Varchie are out; Choni is the only "Riverdale" pairing that matters.

2018, Alison Epstein, "'Riverdale' Chapter 29: The one where everyone runs for office", The Tufts Daily (Tufts University), 26 March 2018, page 6

There tends to be a lot of promotional material for Riverdale that teases "Choni" (Cheryl and Toni) content, and more often than not it will end up being a fairly brief encounter between them onscreen.

Even the ‘Choni’ scene, mainly contains of elements that are commonly portrayed in mainstream heterosexual sex scenes. Kissing, props and sexy undressing.

2019, Rayann Condy & Sophie Ivan, "Getting to Great: How young women in Singapore experience depictions of sex in youth television", thesis submitted to Malmö University, page 48

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Cheryl Blossom and Toni Topaz from the television series Riverdale.


WayHaught

Blend of Waverly + Haught, as a deliberate homophone of way hot.

Many fans of the show have found the courage to come out to their friends and family because of WayHaught.

2016, Nahomy Ortiz & Carolyn Rodriguez, "A Sense Of Courage", Mimp, Winter 2016, page 60

“Wynonna Earp’s” profile only grew once L.G.B.T. fans came on board in a big way. Twitter trending happened regularly during Season 2 and WayHaught fan art, fan fiction and T-shirts proliferated.

2018 July 6, Maureen Ryan, “A Cult Show’s Recipe for Success: Whiskey, Twitter and Complex Women”, in The New York Times:

But which is Katherine Barrell's favorite WayHaught moment of all time?

2018 July 11, “Wynonna Earp's Katherine Barrell Picks Her Favorite WayHaught Moments”, in The Columbus Dispatch:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Waverly Earp and Nicole Haught from the television series Wynonna Earp.


kabedon

From Japanese 壁ドン (kabedon), from 壁 (kabe, “wall”) + ドン (don, onomatopoeia for a pounding noise).

Pulling a kabedon will freak her out, so don't get pushy...

2016, Kina Kobayashi, translated by Jenny McKeon, Nameless Asterism, volume 3:

Kabedon only works if you're both into each other.

2017, Kei Sasuga, translated by Adam Hirsch, Domestic Girlfriend, volume 13, unnumbered page:

We were presently in an empty classroom during lunch break, and she had me trapped in a truly magnificent kabedon.

2021, Teren Mikami, translated by TNFWIBYLU Translation Team, There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless..., volume 5, unnumbered page:

Do girls really get excited over kabedons?

2021, Kana Nakatsuki, translated by Andria McKnight, Don't Tempt Me, VP!, volume 3, unnumbered page:

(chiefly Japanese fiction) The act of placing one hand on a wall or other vertical surface while leaning close to another (usually shorter) person whose back is against the wall/surface.


Starkling

This scenario does raise the interesting question of just what on earth the Starklings are going to make of each other when/if they meet up again.

2003 June 14, Dom Wynn, “Re: First time reader returns ... and is very disappointed in GRRM (spoilers!)”, in alt.fan-grrm (Usenet):

The direwolves have been howling non-stop, depriving everyone of sleep but, unsurprisingly, the Starklings.

2004 November 28, Richard Boye, “CHOW: aCoK - Bran I, or "I'm Brandon Stark, and I'll Howl if I Want To!"”, in alt.fan-grrm (Usenet):

Really, this is one chapter that really blew me away, Oh, sure, Ned's execution was shocking, but I always figured that Winterfell would remain this shining sanctuary for all the wayward Starklings to strive back towards....

2005 July 18, rmb...@gmail.com, “Re: CHOW: aCoK - Bran VII - There's A Liiiiiiight (Over At The Winterfell Place)”, in alt.fan-grrm (Usenet):

(ASoIaF/GOT fandom slang) Any of the six children of Ned Stark in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.


clopfic

‘Shipping’ (imagined romantic entanglements between characters) and ‘clop-fic’ (erotic narratives) are two common genres in the fan fiction of the Brony community.

2013, Venetia Laura Delano Robertson, “Of ponies and men: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the Brony fandom”, in International Journal of Cultural Studies, volume 17, number 1:

For example, some members of the MLP: FiM fandom create fan works that sexualize the ponies, such as clopfic fanfiction and fanart.

2018, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, Fractured Fandoms: Contentious Communication in Fan Communities, page 46:

Pony fanfiction is common, with “clop-fic” delving into erotic tales.

2018 April, Dale Peeples, Jennifer Yen, Paul Weigle, “Geeks, Fandoms, and Social Engagement”, in Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clincs, volume 27, number 2, page 264:

(My Little Pony fandom slang) Erotic fanfiction based on My Little Pony.


Makorra

Joining together in the living room we all enjoyed our morning breakfast with a side of Legend of Korra (um, team Makorra) while the presidents from each club had their President Council Meeting.

2012 August, Lily Ung, “Weekend of Awesomeness Weekend!”, in Sunburst, volume 52, number 1, page 13:

“Makorra” fans have waited to see their interactions develop throughout the first season.

2013, Rachel Arlin, "'Legend of Korra' returns", The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (University of Massachusetts), 24 September 2013, page 5

But you have to agree that Makorra (Shipping name for Mako & Korra) wasn't rushed!

2013, Natasha Lui, "Legend Of Korra: An Amazing Anime Or Terrible Anime?", The White Polo's Magazine (Hong Kong Academy), November 2013, page 2

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Mako and Korra from the animated television series The Legend of Korra.


Fuffy

note(s): For FC, Piper, Elaine, B_A and everyone who asked for more Fuffy. :)

2002 November 27, cheebs!, “FIC: Returning - F/B, PG, 1/1”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet):

I personally wish Joss will give us a Fuffy ending to the series...Buffy realizing it's Faith she needs to be with.

2003 January 5, Alberich, “Re: Faith may rat out Buffy”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

You guys need to read more (fem)slash. In most of the Wuffy and Fuffy fics I've read recently, Spike is either absent, or plain old pre-chip Evil!Spike.

2005 July 16, Aaron Davies, “Re: SEASON 4 FIC CHALLENGE: Looking for a good character development fic!”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Faith and Buffy Summers from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

With regard to favorite scenes, I have to say I liked the scene where Riley and Fuffy (is that what you guys call Faith-in-Buffy's-body?) slept together.

2000 April 1, mc...@hotmail.com, “Re: sorry, rose, one last Riley thread”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Tara displayed some remarkable perceptiveness in "Who are You" realizing that Fuffy wasn't Buffy.

2000 May 24, Molly Moloney, “Re: Restless Comments”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

The only chemistry I ever noticed between Spike and Buffy was when she was Fuffy.

2003 April 16, DarkMagic, “Re: First thought on "Dirty Girls"”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) Faith while inhabiting Buffy Summers' body during their bodyswap.


Ziam

Team Ziam and Team Larry all the way!

2013 August, Marynyriene Silvestre, “Why I Love One Direction”, in Stache, page 25:

it feels like the one direction fandom is split in smaller fandoms like the larry fandom, the elounor fandom, the ziam fandom, etcetera

2014, "paxxxxxxxxxx", quoted in Helena Löfgren, "'One Direction is not a phase like any other fandom I've been in, they're like my life' –en analys av fandom som källa till helighet", thesis submitted to Uppsala University, page 25

The One Direction fandom split into supporters of two primary relationships (and a whole lot of sub-relationships), "Larry Stylinson" and "Ziam" (Zayn and Liam).

2017, Millicent Lovelock, "You & I: One Direction, Fans and the Co-Construction of Identity", thesis submitted to the University of Otago, page 62

(fandom slang) The real-person fiction ship of Zayn Malik and Liam Payne of the band One Direction.


Chair

His skill renders Becker's portrayal of Prince Grimaldi, a lover and future husband, futile in the wake of Chair (Chuck and Blair).

2011, Brionna Jimerson, "'Gossip Girl' conceives unrealistic plotlines, child", The Tufts Daily (Tufts University), 6 October 2011, page 11

We can already tell which idyllic couples obsessive fans will fantasize about like Chair (Chuck and Blaire of "Gossip Girl") and Jim and Pam of "The Office."

2012 October 18, Haley Boston, “TV Review: 'Nashville'”, in The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University, page 4:

Although Josh Schwartz suggests that “Chair” or “Dair” fans are embroiled in a “battle” on Twitter, the users of the Gossip Girl FanForum do not appear to engage with each other directly.

2014, Lori Bindig, Gossip Girl: A Critical Understanding, page 143:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series.


Dair

However, the possibility of "Dair," and the weird moves Ben keeps making with Damien are the only things that keep the series strong.

2011 February 28, Morgan Babbs, “Another scheme, please”, in The San Mateo Hi, San Mateo High School, San Mateo, California, page 8:

I ship Dair so hard (Ed: wikipedia 'Shipping fandom'); I hope they end the series with their wedding and a montage of all their best moments together.

2012, Sophie Byrne, “Stuff You Like”, in On Dit, volume 80, number 4, University of Adelaide, page 43:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Dan Humphrey and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series.


PMD

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
w:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

(video games) Initialism of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.


M/K

Initialism from the names Mulder and Krycek.

Last March, I posted my first ever fanfic, an M/K fic to X Slash, and it got lots of loving feedback. Lots and lots of feedback.

1998 December 3, Woodinat, “Re: Feedback Experiences in general”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

I am a mostly M/K fan, but I'll read just about anything that is slashy and well-written...

1998 December 24, Sosoprano, “Slash list question”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Anyone care to pass their latest M/K slash through the English/Swedish translator, and then back again?

1999 July 8, Kipler, “Wacky Summer Translation Machine Fun (Was: Re: Fanfic in Spanish?)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Fox Mulder and Alex Krycek from the television series The X-Files.


C/P

Initialism from the names Chakotay and Paris.

I have had many people ask for a C/P story.

2001 October 16, Christine Porter, “REP: Fic: Just a Pinch of Spice {Voy} C/P”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

Many perfectly good C/P fics suddenly run into these cliches once the two are together and it's completely ruined for me!

2003 June 16, nikita79x, “Re: Cliches (was: K/S cliches)”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

I actually have a longer C/P story that I wrote the first part of - must be 3 or 4 years ago (or longer) and just never finished it.

2008 January 2, Cait N., “Re: NEW VOY: Three Reasons 1/1 (C/T, m/m, Figure Eight Challenge) [PG]”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Chakotay and Tom Paris from the television series Star Trek: Voyager.


Bubbline

"The fanfiction actually began to seep into the show. The 'Bubbline' relationship between Marceline and Princess Bubblegum was never intended, but because it was a fan favourite, they're focusing on it a little bit. […]

2015, Jessica DiCicco, quoted in Kyle Butcher, "Supa DiCicco", Blank Gold Coast, April 2015, page 46

I don't think there was a singular emotion to describe the moment Bubbline became canon.

2018, Stephanie Chang, "When 'Bubbline' Became Canon", Her Culture, October/November 2018, page 69

Still, intrigued by Bubbline, I'd occasionally check in on the fandom to see what was up with their relationship.

2018, Jordan Currie, "Canon, at last!", New Wave Magazine (Ryerson University), Fall 2018, page 10

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Princess Bubblegum and Marceline of the animated television series Adventure Time.


Supercorp

Jordan's heterosexuality is juxtaposed with the recurring generalization of all Supercorp fans as LGBTQ+, allowing the debates around queerbaiting to shift their focus from the evidence of queerness in the primary narrative to the homophobia of the ostensibly heterosexual creators and the purported harm inflicted on LGBTQ+ fans.

2019, Michael McDermott, “From Canon to Politics: Queerbaiting and The CW's Supergirl”, in Joseph Brennan, editor, Queerbaiting and Fandom: Teasing Fans Through Homoerotic Possibilities, page 119:

However, unless the show writers decide to turn the show in a more queer direction, SuperCorp is doomed to remain hidden as reading between the lines during all Lena Luthor and Kara Danvers/Supergirl interactions.

2018, Anna DeGalan, "Supergay: A Queer Analysis of the CW’s 'Supergirl'", paper submitted to Bowling Green State University, page 19

Many fans have been frustrated by cast members' dismissiveness of Supercorp, […]

2020, Chelsea M. Gibbs, “'It's real, you're real, and you deserve a full, happy life': Supergirl's 'Sanvers' as an Affirmation to Queer Tumblr Fangirls Everywhere”, in Melissa Wehler, Tim Rayborn, editors, Girl of Steel: Essays on Television's Supergirl and Fourth-Wave Feminism, page 153:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Kara Danvers (Supergirl) and Lena Luthor from the television series Supergirl.


gemsona

The fanbase has been prolific in the propagation of theories and speculation as well as the creation of original gem warrior characters or "gemsonas."

2015, "Believe in Steven and the Crystal Gems", Ka Mana'o (Leeward Community College), Summer 2015, page 7

She also provides links to her “gemsona” (herself as a Gem) and a Steven Universe fan comic that she drew.

2020, Jake Pitre, “Queer Transformation, Contested Authorship, and Fluid Fandom”, in John R. Ziegler, Leah Richards, editors, Representation in Steven Universe, page 40:

The aesthetic of most of the gemsonas follows popular, mostly American animation character forms, although some anime styles are also found.

2022, Frenchy Lunning, Cosplay: The Fictional Mode of Existence, unnumbered page:

(Steven Universe fandom slang) A Crystal Gem or regular Gem alter ego or self-insert character created by a fan.


ponysona

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My ponysona is Heartbeat Bubbles, and she is red and green and follows Fluttershy around and is kind to all animals.

2013, "Naked As A Jaybird", "Brony Porn 4 Lyfe", The Muffington Post (satirical newspaper of the University of Alberta), 17 April 2013, page 13

Forty-six per cent of Bronies have an OC, 39 per cent have a Ponysona, which is typically the first OC they create.

2016, Pavol Kosnáč, “The development of spirituality in the Brony community”, in Carole M. Cusack, Pavol Kosnáč, editors, Fiction, Invention and Hyper-reality: From Popular Culture to Religion, unnumbered page:

An interactive session into learning how to create your own ponysona with LilyScribbles; […]

(My Little Pony fandom slang) A pony alter ego or self-insert character created by a fan.


Captain Swan

Captain + Swan, a combination of Killian Jones' title as Captain Hook and Emma Swan's surname.

And the 'Captain Swan' fans would have been like, grr!

2015, Merrin Dungey, quoted in Mars Tonic, "Once Upon a Time - It's Good to Be Bad", GayCalgary Magazine, May 2015, page 30

In its annual “Year in Review” for 2015, Tumblr listed Captain Swan, a “ship” or relationship between Captain Hook and Emma Swan of the TV program Once Upon a Time as one of its most popular pairings.

2016, Susan Henneberg, 20 Great Career-Building Activities Using Tumblr, page 43:

Additionally, wittyoncer states that Swan Queen is “compelling,” echoing the shared belief that Outlaw Queen and Captain Swan are anything but […]

2017, Shannon A. Suddeth, "(Dis)Enchanted: (Re)constructing Love and Creating Community in the Once Upon a Time Queer Fandom", thesis submitted to the University of South Florida, page 31

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Emma Swan and Killian Jones from the television series Once Upon a Time.


Spirk

Note: he doesn't know about Spirk, as far as I know.

2003 February 22, ToolPackinMama, “Re: K/S is a universal constant”, in alt.tv.star-trek.tos (Usenet):

It is most commonly noted that the first famous pairing of Kirk/Spock, or Spirk, falls under the category of buddyslash.

2013, Janidean Bruner, "I 'like' slash: the demographics of Facebook slash communities", thesis submitted to the University of Louisville, page 10

Even more so, the other main reason for so much consistency in economies is the long tradition of "proper" fanfiction writing and engagement, handed down from the "Spirk" zine-writers of the 80s and 90s, to the AOL email lists and forums of early X-Files fans in the mid to late 90s, to the multi-page, interactive, and searchable archives of fanfiction sites today.

2016, Brittany Kelley, "To My Betas, Endless Chocolate Frogs!: Exploring the Intersections of Emotion, the Body, and Literacy in Online Fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Louisville, page 146

(fandom slang, rare) The ship of characters Spock and James Kirk of the Star Trek franchise.


Scullyslash

Okay...for Scullyslash, you have Walking the Line and The Road Not Taken by XFStew and DeeJay, r'spectively […]

1998 March 21, Coolcat350, “Re: Question re) Best of Fan Fic”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

But there is quite a lot of Scullyslash. Maybe not archived on Gossamer, but there are at least two Scullyslash archives that I know of and one very active mailing list.

1999 June 12, Dasha K, “Re: A DARE... Hmm...”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Radclyffe began writing online with Scullyslash stories that paired Dana Scully from the X-files with an original character of her own creation.

2004, Elizabeth Florence Pearce, "Reading the Lesbian Romance: Re-imagining Love, Sex, Relationships, and Community", thesis submitted to the University of Iowa, page 151

(X-Files fandom slang) Fan fiction featuring Dana Scully in a romantic and/or sexual relationship with another woman.


boyslash

I prefer the Scullyslash, boyslash leaves me kind of cold.

1998 April 21, jenroses, “Re: X-Files Fan Questionnaire”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

I have come across only one scholarly paper about treksmut on the web, about a Borg boyslash zine (rather esoteric no?) […]

2000 January 6, ms. julie levin russo, “Re: Writers on Writing”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

Yes, it's dark, angsty boyslash, and yes, I'm as surprised as you are since this is hardly my usual XF vibe, but hey, man, give slash a chance .

2001 March 26, Caz, “xfc: NEW: Zaghruda (1/1) by CazQ (NC-17, V, A, M/K)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

(fandom slang) Slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between male characters.


machete beta

machete beta (countable and uncountable, plural machete betas)

From the image of the beta-reader freely suggesting edits as if hacking away at the fic with a machete.

Marasmus, for asking to read it and then agreeing to do machete beta... […]

2000 July 7, play...@aol.com, “xfc: Gutless by Magdeleine (16/16)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Thanks to Livia Balaban for skillfully wielded machete beta (and snorking); […]

2000 September 20, Alelou123, “NEW: Desire (NC-17) 1/6 by Alelou”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

M. Sebasky, whose machete beta brought a lot of richness to this piece; […]

2001 June 25, Deslea R. Judd, “NEW Dream A Crystal Moon *R* 1/1 Deslea R. Judd”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) A harsh and exacting beta-read.


dwarfmaid

"What? She be the Goldenaxe? No—that would rive the rock indeed. No dwarfmaid wields coldmetal–"

1988, Elizabeth Moon, Divided Allegiance, unnumbered page:

Throngs of people moved across the stone ground, though the dwarfmaid could still see the paving stones in many places.

2002, Douglas Niles, World Fall, page 43:

Many people do not know about mermen, and I did not know about dwarfmaids.

2018, Joseph R. Lallo, The Adventures of Rustle and Eddy, unnumbered page:


elfmaid

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She became known as 'the Fair' because of her beauty; many said that she looked more like an elf-maid than a hobbit.

1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, unnumbered page:

“Soth fell in love with a beautiful elfmaid, a disciple of the Kingpriest of Istar. […]

1985, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Spring Dawning, unnumbered page:

There were two others riding with Ruth Marlowe and the nameless paladin: an elfmaid and her human servant.

1997, Rosemary Edghill, The Empty Crown, page 663:


redemptionista

In the first place, it is not true that redemptionistas want redemption for Spike to be easy or quick.

2001 July 2, Clairel, “The actual redemptionist position (was Re: Starved for S/B fic on the creative newsgroup?)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

If I see next season true sorrow and compassion from him in regards to his past actions, the redemptionistas will have a convert that they probably don't want.

2001 July 26, Shawn Carter, “Re: I'm starting to get upset about the whole Spike thing”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Cheers to Spike. Cheers to the Redemptionistas who never stopped believing.

2005 November 14, Alane, “Happy Spike Redemption Day!”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) A fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.


evilista

OTOH, James differs from most evilistas in that he seems to think that despite all of this, Spike can consistently do good and can be with Buffy.

2001 June 25, Mrs. Poet, “Re: The standard of goodness for Spike”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Redemptionists hope this will be the crisis that forces him to change, evilistas are shrugging it off as typical Spike behavior, and even perhaps showing him in a better light than they thought as he is remorseful.

2002 May 7, Rose, “Re: James Marsters in Baltimore, MD July 12-14 2002”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

There are the Evilistas that believe the only good vampire is a dusty vampire.

2002 December 3, Juleen, “Re: Buffy fan subgroups”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) A fan who wanted Spike to remain evil and unredeemed.


Spikeophile

(The rabid Spikeophiles are expecially fond of it, as they use it to demonstrate that he's not a soulless demon like the rest of vampirekind.)

1999 July 24, Lord Usher, “Re: Pure Demon theory”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

If you mean that Spikeophiles are wrong to love this fictional character, well, that's just silly.

2002 July 25, Clairel, “Re: New Fury interview: Spike & soul”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

This all or nothing thinking is probably what causes the Spikeophiles and the anti-Spikists to go at each other so hard.

2002 September 9, Ray Stark, “Re: Faith (S3) vs Buffy (S6)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) A fan of the character Spike from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Senfic

Senfic (countable and uncountable, plural Senfics)

Can someone point me at more Senfic (gen, slash or adult, I don't care) that deals with shamanism as a central part of the plot?

1998 October 1, Shomeret, “Re: More favorite fanfic”, in alt.tv.sentinel (Usenet):

I'm getting too old for this...well, too old to stay up all night for anything other than reading Senfic

1999 June 25, Annie :), “Life, the universe and Mac (was: Silly question...)”, in alt.tv.sentinel (Usenet):

This is why I print out my favorite fanfic stories...got a couple of trees worth of Senfic...but I donate to the Sierra Club, so I'm allowed.

1999 August 17, Besterette, “Re: Whatever happened to Dean Warner's Page”, in alt.tv.sentinel (Usenet):

(uncountable, fandom slang) Such fan fiction collectively.


sensawunda

Intentional misspelling or eye dialect rendition of sense of wonder.

How does a non-science fiction writer write science fiction? We had a taste with John Hersey's WHITE LOTUS and MY PETITION FOR MORE SPACE and discovered that future visions could be presented with such reality and simplicity that our sensawunda could be thrown away and we could discover, instead, deep and beautiful characters.

1978, Orson Scott Card, Kalki review, Science Fiction Review, Number 28, November-December 1978, page 33

[…] in order to be able to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, the Sultan of Alpha Centauri engineers a breath-taking re-siting of the entire solar system — sensawunda indeed!

1989, Foundation, numbers 47-53, page 33:

In this one Brin thinks big and the sensawunda gets turned up to eleven. For instance instead of puny ordinary Dyson spheres, Brin gives us fractal Dyson spheres to maximise the surface area for their trillions of inhabitants.

1999, Gary Wilkinson, Heaven's Reach review, Vector, Number 207, September/October 1999, page 21

(dated, fandom slang) Wonder or excitement invoked by the grandeur and vision of science fiction.


tech noir

tech noir (countable and uncountable, plural tech noirs)

Blend of tech (“technology”) + film noir. From the close association of high tech with sci-fi. Folk etymology suggests this was coined by director James Cameron, when he named the dance club in the 1984 film The Terminator "Tech-Noir", and the fandom and critics labelled similar IP properties as "tech noir".

blend

(uncountable, fiction, by extension) A genre of fiction, thematically like that of the film genre.


exozoology

(science fiction) Synonym of xenozoology (“study of extraterrestrial animals”)


podficcer

AO3, likely because of its limits on account creation—an effort on the part of the all-volunteer support army to keep the site’s growth slow and sane—has the reputation of hosting high-quality work with “talented, mature fan artists, writers, and podficcers.”

2015, Kristina Busse (ed.), "Fan Labor and Feminism: Capitalizing on the Fannish Labor of Love", Cinema Journal, Volume 54, Number 3, Spring 2015, pages 128-129

When a fan becomes a “podficcer,” or someone who records a podfic, says jinjurly, […]

2016, Abigail De Kosnik, Rogue Archives: Digital Cultural Memory and Media Fandom, page 265:

Today's community of Sherlock Holmes fans is not only large, but also internally structured, with mature communication and heuristic processes of collective data and knowledge gathering and excange, rich education space, creative specialization amongst the fans (writers, artists, vidders, podficcers, beta-readers, interpreters, meta authors, researchers, educators, providers of visual material, etc.) […]

2018, Małgorzata Lisowska-Magdziarz, “Authors, Owners, Influencers, Entitled Fans And Ultimate Fanboys: TJLC Controversy And The Politics Of Media Content Creation”, in Tadej Pirc, editor, Participation, Culture and Democracy: Perspectives on Public Engagement and Social Communication, page 82:

(fandom slang) A fan who records podfics.


Fringeverse

Now: “Neither Here Nor There,” last night’s season premiere of Fringe, synthesized key elements of past premieres to launch a rebooted Fringe'''verse, one where many of the archetypes and events (surprisingly) remain much the same, with one profound exception: Peter Bishop has been scrubbed from history, apparently from the point of his childhood death.

2011 September 24, Jeff Jensen, “Fringe season premiere recap: Get On Your (Re)Boots!”, in Entertainment Weekly:

The Fringeverse, as fans called the Universe created around Fringe, is richer with the comic books since they provide new insights on who William Bell and Walter Bishop really are and how they are related to the Fringe events.

2013 August, Mélanie Bourdaa, “‘Following the Pattern’: The Creation of an Encyclopaedic Universe with Transmedia Storytelling”, in Adaptation, volume 6, number 2, page 209:

2016, Mar Guerrero-Pico, "Dimensional Expansions And Shiftings: Fan Fiction And Transmedia Storytelling The Fringeverse", in Series: The International Journal of TV Serial Narratives, Volume 11, Number 2, Winter 2016

(fandom slang) The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the television series Fringe.


bookception

“The Words” offers too many “stories,” and this “bookception” fails to offer a seamless serious drama.

2012 September 13, Nathan Fisher, “Lazy writing leads to forgettable 'Words'”, in The Pioneer, Whitman College, page 4:

This wishy-washy literary thriller is masquerading as a “book-ception” of sorts, with incessant narration and a heavy-handed score just as cliched as its plot.

2012 September 20, Rob Marvin, “Unimaginative plot wastes talented cast on dull, plodding story”, in The Daily Orange, Syracuse University, page 15:

After I finished “Outrun the Moon,” it took me two weeks to realize the extent of Lee’s book-ception. In a twist on par with Möbius or Escher, “The Book for Business-Minded Women” describes not only Mrs. Lowry’s book, but Lee’s as well.

2016 August 1, Katie Ward Beim-Eche, “'Outrun the Moon' features a stellar YA heroine set in historic Chinatown”, in Christian Science Monitor:

(slang) A work of fiction (especially a novel) featuring a frame story or metanarrative structure.


time loop

(chiefly science fiction) A hypothetical or fictional instance of characters living through a set period of time repeatedly until the loop can be broken.


Planetos

planet + -os, a suffix used in the series in the names of continents, e.g. Westeros, Essos, and Sothoryos.

However, the comet’s presence is not limited to the sky over Drogo’s pyre, and winter is coming to all of Planetos; […]

2016, Patrice A. Loar, "'On the Cusp of Half-Remembered Prophecies': Interpreting Prophecy in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire", thesis submitted to the University of New Orleans, page 4

We aim to solve this problem by calculating the mass of Drogon from his size, and then estimating the lift that his wings would be able to generate, assuming that gravity on Planetos is the same as on Earth.

2017, J. Edwards, J. Hancock, S. Nayak, “Do We Have Liftoff?”, in Journal of Physics Special Topics:

[…] and Oberyn continues having sexual tension with every human on Planetos.

2019, Kim Renfro, The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones, page 116:

(fandom slang) The unnamed fictional planet which serves as the setting for the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.


Bethyl

For fans of the “Bethyl” romance, this would also allow Daryl to carry on a relationship with Beth free of the guilt of hurting Carol’s feelings.

2014 November 17, Lindsay Putnam, “Who will be the next to die on ‘The Walking Dead’?”, in New York Post:

While there are many die-hard Caryl and Bethyl shippers who have argued for Daryl’s heterosexuality, others have maintained that Daryl is gay.

2014 December 1, Amanda Michelle Steiner, “The Walking Dead: Creator Robert Kirkman Finally Reveals Daryl's Sexuality”, in People:

And before you know it, you've exploded vicious rhetoric on some poor Bethyl shipper on Tumblr who never saw it coming.

2016, Kathleen Smith, The Fangirl Life: A Guide to All the Feels and Learning How to Deal, unnumbered page:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Beth Greene and Daryl Dixon from the television series The Walking Dead.


Caryl

As much fun as it would be to imagine a "Darol" or "Caryl" relationship it just isn't true.

2016, Wayne Yuen, “Gruesome Walkers”, in Wayne Yuen, editor, The Ultimate Walking Dead and Philosophy: Hungry for More, page 247:

Richonne just seemed like something all of Tumblr was screaming for but might not ever happen (like Caryl, though I'm still gunning for that one), but now it's actually real.

2016 March 17, Danielle S. Tepper, “Top Five TV Power Couples”, in Town & Country Gazette, page 40:

Kirkman quoted the Internet page "Quotes On Caryl" dedicated to the Carol-Daryl relationship, […]

2018, Rikke Schubart, Mastering Fear: Women, Emotions, and Contemporary Horror, unnumbered page:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Carol Peletier and Daryl Dixon from the television series The Walking Dead.


Zutara

Five times, reviewers ensured the author this was the best Zutara story they had read.

2014, Rincke de Bont, "The Appreciation of Storybending: An Exploration of Reviewing Practices in Online Avatar Fan Fiction", thesis submitted to Tilburg University, page 45

Ships are often given names, such as HMS Harmony (for Harry Potter and Hermione Grange from the Harry Potter universe) or Zutara (for Zuko and Katara, characters from the animated television show Avatar: The Last Airbender).

2016, Aaron Schwabach, Fan Fiction and Copyright: Outsider Works and Intellectual Property Protection, page 11:

Konietzko, for his part, suggests a great awareness: “There were plenty of Makorra shippers out there, so if we had gone back on our decision and gotten those characters back together, would that have meant we caved in to those fans instead?....Trust me, I remember Kataang vs. Zutara.”

2017, Jake Pitre, "Rated Q for Queer: The Legend of Korra and the Evolution of Queer Reading", Reader Feather Journal, Volume 8, Number 2, Fall 2017, pages 29-30

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Zuko and Katara from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Zuko


Jate

For example, a Jate shipper would say that “Jack and Kate are my OTP.”

2008, Jon Lachonis, Amy J. Johnston, Lost Ate My Life: The Inside Story of a Fandom Like No Other, unnumbered page:

Of course, 'Jate' fans may hope that she is destined to marry Jack, and become the 'Shephard' listed on the wall.

2010, Robert Dougherty, Lost: It Only Ends Once: An Unofficial Last Look, page 44:

I really enjoyed this episode – Jack and Kate get caught in a net (Loved the Jate this episode.)

2012, Erin Leslie, Lost After Lost, page 67:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Jack Shephard and Kate Austen from the television series Lost.


Jater

The Jaters and Skaters started out like any other shipper groups, but as the seasons have progressed, so has the intensity level of the group members.

For five years, spanning a few hookups and many breakups, there was no answer – until the show made up its mind for the 'Jaters.'

2010, Robert Dougherty, Lost: It Only Ends Once: An Unofficial Last Look, page 240:

I am a complete Jater, but I can't deny Kate and Sawyer's connection.

2012, Erin Leslie, Lost After Lost, page 15:

(fandom slang) A shipper of Jack and Kate from the television series Lost.


Skater

The episode turned out to be the last hurrah for 'Skaters' as Kate finally gave up on Sawyer due to his Juliet-mourning.

2010, Robert Dougherty, Lost: It Only Ends Once: An Unofficial Last Look, page 241:

Sawyer asks Kate if she's ready to get wet. Skaters cheer loudly.

2010, Nikki Stafford, Finding Lost, Season Six, unnumbered page:

(fandom slang) A shipper of Sawyer and Kate from the television series Lost.


Suliet

The Suliet and Skate “shippers” (those who want to see Sawyer and Juliet or Sawyer and Kate together) went to war about whether Juliet was right or not.

2009, Nikki Stafford, Finding Lost, Season Five, unnumbered page:

If you’re a Suliet fan, then the defining moment is probably the dock scene from “LaFleur,” when Sawyer — using all his impossible powers of charm — convinces Juliet to stay on the island for just two more weeks.

2013 March 22, Darren Franich, “'Lost': Sawyer, Kate, and Juliet - Best TV Couple of All Time?”, in Entertainment Weekly:

But her heartfelt proclamation of love for Sawyer and his reaction to her imminent demise made many of us dig Suliet for the first (and last) time.

2015, James O'Ehley, Erin Willard, editors, The Take2 Guide to Lost: The Ultimate Compendium, unnumbered page:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters James "Sawyer" Ford and Juliet Burke from the television series Lost.


heat-ray

In the other cases the shells had missed, and the batteries had been at once annihilated by the Heat-Rays. Heavy losses of soldiers were mentioned[.]

1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 125:

(science fiction) A weapon that fires a beam of extremely high temperature.


DADA

Defense Against the Dark Arts
w:Defense Against the Dark Arts

Initialism of Defense Against the Dark Arts.


ghost character

en-noun

ghost character (plural ghost characters)

(computing) Kanji included in JIS X 0208 of unknown origin.


boys' love

Calque of Japanese ボーイズラブ, which is wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), from English boys + love.

a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features homoerotic relationships between male characters; yaoi


say the quiet part out loud

en-verb

say the quiet part out loud (third-person singular simple present says the quiet part out loud, present participle saying the quiet part out loud, simple past and past participle said the quiet part out loud)

says the quiet part out loud (present singular third-person)
saying the quiet part out loud (participle present)
said the quiet part out loud (participle past)
said the quiet part out loud (past)

say the quiet part loud
say the quiet part loud#English

Alternative form of say the quiet part loud


Mr. Spock

The asteroid was named after the discoverer’s (James B. Gibson’s) cat, “Mr. Spock”, itself named after the fictional character.

Alternative form of Spock (fictional character from Star Trek).


Vulcan salute

From Vulcan (“(attributively) inhabitant of the fictional planet Vulcan in the television series Star Trek”) + salute. The gesture was devised by the American actor Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015) who portrayed the half-Vulcan character Spock in the television series Star Trek (originally broadcast 1966–1969); he first used it in “Amok Time”, the first episode of the second season aired on September 15, 1967.

compound

Sarek turned to the others, now offering the Vulcan salute. "Captain Kirk, Dr. McCoy, may you live long and prosper." / "Thank you, and the same to you, Mr. Ambassador," said Kirk, managing to force his hand into the proper position.

[1984 November, Jean Lorrah, chapter 3, in The Vulcan Academy Murders (Star Trek; 20), New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 22:

Hang on: You are being beamed to one of those Star Trek conventions, where grownups greet each other with the Vulcan salute and offer in reverent tones to pay $100 for the autobiography of Leonard Nimoy.

1986 December 22, Charles Leerhsen, “Star Trek’s Nine Lives”, in Newsweek, New York, N.Y.: Newsweek, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 66; quoted in Henry Jenkins III, “Star Trek Rerun, Reread, Rewritten: Fan Writing as Textual Poaching”, in Constance Penley, Elisabeth Lyon, Lynn Spigel, Janet Bergstrom, editors, Close Encounters: Film, Feminism, and Science Fiction (A Camera Obscura Book), Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press, 1991 (1993 printing), →ISBN, page 171:

[W]e found a stalwart model [of glove]: Kombi's Lobster, a high-tech marvel with a unique clawlike design. […] The split-finger design combines the warmth of a mitten with added dexterity, making it easier for riders to grip their boards. As a bonus, it also lets them give other riders the split-finger Vulcan salute, just like Mr. Spock on the original Star Trek.

1995 March–April, Bill Grout, “Trial Run”, in Rick Kahl, editor, Skiing, volume 47, number 7, New York, N.Y.: Times Mirror Magazines, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 24, column 2:

For what would soon become known as the Vulcan salute, I borrowed a hand signal from Orthodox Judaism. During the High Holiday services, the Kohanim (who are the priests) bless those in attendance. As they do, they extend the palms of both hands over the congregation, with thumbs outstretched and the middle and ring fingers parted so that each hand forms two vees. This gesture symbolizes the Hebrew letter shin, the first letter in the word Shaddai; in the Jewish Qabala, shin also represents eternal Spirit.

1995 October, Leonard Nimoy, “Vulcanalia or The Vulcan Grows Up”, in I Am Spock, New York, N.Y.: Hyperion, →ISBN, pages 67–68:

They may exchange Vulcan salutes in greeting as a sign of in-group status—the in-group being Star Trek fans rather than Vulcans.

2005, Henry Bial, “Fiddling on the Roof, 1964–1971”, in Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage & Screen, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, page 69:

Ooh! The Vulcan Salute! It is easy! [She demonstrates the Vulcan Salute again.] Peace and long life. Y'all supposed to respond back to me with; "Live long and prosper."

2017, Nicholas H. Kovacs, She Wants to Dance with Me: A Script for a Theatrical Play, [Morrisville, N.C]: [Lulu.com], →ISBN, scene vi, page 35:

[B]oth he [George Takei] and [Grace Lee] Whitney […] waved and offered Vulcan salutes to the fans assembled to the south, while also doing their due diligence for the professional photographers to the north.

2019, Sherilyn Connelly, “Prologue: Star Trek—The MacArthur Premiere”, in The First Star Trek Movie: Bringing the Franchise to the Big Screen, 1969–1980, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 20:

A gesture of greeting among Star Trek fans, consisting of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb extended, and the fingers parted between the middle finger and ring finger.

Amok Time
International Space Station
Leonard Nimoy
Samantha Cristoforetti
Spock


gijinka

en-noun

gijinka (countable and uncountable, plural gijinka)

Borrowed from Japanese 擬人化 , Japanese for "Personification".

A non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization.


Disney point

Cast members are taught to use the “Disney point” when giving directions; the “Disney point” involves the entire palm or two fingers - never a single finger, which is considered rude!

2004, Rocco M. Angelo, Andrew Vladimir, Hospitality Today: An Introduction, Educational Institute of American Hotel & Motel Association:

Don't point with your index finger, either: use “the Disney point,” a reassuring two-fingered gesture (index plus middle finger, if you're wondering).

2012, Ross Perlin, Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy, Verso Books, →ISBN, page 21:

Cast members use the “Disney point” (a minimum of two fingers) to direct guests.

2016, James D. Walsh, Playing Against the House: The Dramatic World of an Undercover Union Organizer, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

The act of pointing with the index and middle finger, used by staff at Walt Disney resorts when giving directions.