grip-lit

Coined by Irish author Marian Keyes in a now deleted tweet published on January 31, 2015.

Data shows that it might remain a popular activity in 2016 too, and that, like grip-lit, it might even be here to stay.

2016 January 29, Sophie Hannah, “Grip-lit? Psychological thrillers were around long before Gone Girl”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

The result is a ferociously addictive, troubling, seductive read whose title, Thus Bad Begins, fits right into the literary world’s latest trending category, Grip Lit.

2016 February 21, Emma Townshend, “Javier Marías, Thus Bad Begins: 'In the grip of a secret vice', book review”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

Scotland-based YA author Cat Clarke's sixth novel, Girlhood, ticks many of the boxes we expect to encounter in the "grip-lit" genre: a female protagonist, a dark past, and someone close to the narrator that we're not sure they should trust (and can we even trust the narrator in the first place?).

2017 August 29, Claire Hennessy, “Girl in a boarding school: YA meets grip-lit”, in The Irish Times, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

(uncommon) A subgenre of psychological thriller novels that combine elements of gripping suspense with elements of domestic or psychological drama.


time belt

I've set it for the year dot, as it were. I wonder how long ago that is? A million years? A billion? They will put the time belt on the creature and press the little button.

1997, Robert Rankin, Nostradamus Ate My Hamster, page 309:

Lancaster explains to Kensington that Kensington must put on the Time Belt—it's set to take him back to the moment of the assassination and will automatically merge him back into the proper time stream.

1999, J. Neil Schulman, Profile in Silver: And Other Screenwritings:

The time belt was pretty much the same as all the others he'd worn, but it had no settings.

2013, Jack L. Chalker, Downtiming the Night Side:

(science fiction) A belt that is worn to enable the wearer to travel through time.


cornplate

en-verb

cornplate (third-person singular simple present cornplates, present participle cornplating, simple past and past participle cornplated)

cornplates (present singular third-person)
cornplating (participle present)
cornplated (participle past)
cornplated (past)

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Compound of corn + plate; coined by Twitter user teyaミ☆ (@camascamshafts) in October 2022 in reference to a tweet about a scene from the film Encanto in which the character Dolores Madrigal briefly holds a plate of corn.

Keep in mind that not every instance of digging deep into small details is cornplating: sometimes, there can be interesting things hidden in the background!

2023 July 21, Philipp Kachalin, “What Does 'Cornplate' Mean? The Slang Word About Obsessing Over Minuscule Details Explained”, in Know Your Meme, retrieved 2024-04-30:

[T]he next time you find yourself captivated by the smallest details of a book, movie, or historical event, remember that cornplating is, in a a way, a testament to our passion and the depth of our curiosity.

2023, Daniela Bogoricin, LinkedIn, retrieved 2024-04-30:

By the way, Will 100% recognized Brenner here. If y'all are going to cornplate Mike's microexpressions I need y’all to do the same here because it’s clear as day!

2024 April 29, danceonth3moon, Twitter, retrieved 2024-04-30:

(fandom slang, humorous) To discuss or scrutinize insignificant or inconsequential details in media.


chat fiction

en-noun

chat fiction (countable and uncountable, plural chat fictions)

(uncountable) A format of web fiction written solely in the form of text message or instant messaging conversations.


time compression

time compression (countable and uncountable, plural time compressions)

(science fiction) The concept of condensing all of time and space into a single moment, or a singularity.


mythpunk

From myth + -punk. Coined by American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic Catherynne M. Valente in a 2006 blog post as a joke for describing her own and other works of challenging folklore-based fantasy.

coinage

About “To Seek Her Fortune,” she [Nicole Kornher-Stace] rather puckishly elucidates, “This story is the result of my taking the time-honored tradition of expanding a short story into a novel and running it in reverse. The novel in question is underway. (Mythpunk/steampunk/paranormal mashup! Now with about 900% more Sentient Airship!)”

2010, “Pinions”, in Mike Allen, editor, Clockwork Phoenix 3: New Tales of Beauty and Strangeness, Winnetka, Calif.: Norilana Books, →ISBN, page 312:

Her [Natania Barron’s] first book, a mythpunk, world-hopping novel called Pilgrim of the Sky, was published in 2011; […]

2012, Natania Barron, Kathy Ceceri, Corrina Lawson, Jenny Williams, “Meet the Moms”, in Geek Mom: Projects, Tips, and Adventures for Moms and Their 21st-Century Families, New York, N.Y.: Potter Craft, Crown Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 12:

2022, Jerry Tideheeder, Words from Our Future to Our Past: Mythpunk Poetry Written by a Gamer, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN

A subgenre of mythic fiction that starts in folklore and myth and adds elements of postmodernist literary techniques.


time trace

en-noun

time trace (countable and uncountable, plural time traces)

(science fiction) A temporal phenomenon in which a creature is trapped in the same place, but in a different second of time leaves behind a palpable trace.


time stop

(science fiction) A process by which an object is stopped in time.


time integration

(science fiction) The process of extracting versions of a person from a different time period or a timeline and integrating them into a single person.


harem ending

(manga, manhwa) The ending of a hentai or pornhwa in which the protagonist ends up partnered with all or several of the potential love interests encountered in the story.


Andromedan

An inhabitant of the Andromeda Galaxy or the constellation Andromeda.


anituber

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Eight of the world's most popular anitubers (anime youtubers) took their drama off the page and screen and to the chessboard in the first-ever Tournament Arc. The event was won by Gigguk.

2020 August 11, Sam Copeland, “Protaganist Vanquishes Villain In Tournament Arc”, in Chess.com, archived from the original on 2024-05-08:

Having spent the past 9 years of my life being a quote-unquote “Anituber” (anime YouTuber) and the past two decades of my life watching every anime under the sun, Crunchyroll approached me to ask for my personal top 30 anime recommendations, alongside my fellow anituber friends Connor “CDawgVA” Colquhoun and Garnt “Gigguk” Maneetapho.

2021 December 8, “RECS: The Anime Man's Top 30 Anime (You Probably Haven't Seen)”, in Crunchyroll, archived from the original on 2024-05-08:

After another AniTuber, Totally Not Mark, recently faced off in a battle with Toei Animation over his own videos and managed to win after a major public outcry of support, it looks like a new legal strategy may even allow Toei to challenge his videos once more.

2022 February 3, Borealis Capps, “Anime YouTubers Face New Copyright Crisis - Fans Call For Geoblocking For All”, in Game Rant, archived from the original on 2022-02-06:

While there are lots of great old anime, it seems that one anituber isn’t a big fan of them. Recently, an anituber came under fire after saying in a new video that he never recommends watching 70s anime.

2022 November 17, Nicolo Manaloto, “Anituber Under Fire After ‘Never Recommend Watching 70s Anime’ Remark”, in Epicstream, archived from the original on 2024-05-08:

YouTube has become one of the centers for fan critics to share their evaluations of anime works. AniTubers are YouTube creators who emerged to focus on anime, anime-related works, and review anime films and series.

2023 October, Kaz Hayashi, William H. U. Anderson, editors, Anime, Philosophy and Religion, Vernon Art and Science, page 51:

(Internet) A YouTube videoblogger who reviews or discusses anime.


girls with guns

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(film, anime) A subgenre of action films that portray a female protagonist engaged in shootouts, often involving gunplay, stunts and martial arts action.


swaa

Onomatopoeic. Borrowed from Korean 솨아 (swaa).


dongsaeng

Borrowed from Korean 동생 (dongsaeng, “younger sibling”).

bor+

(manhwa) A younger sibling (in the context of Korea).


uwaa

(manga) Whoa! Wow! An exclamation of shock.


Monster Manual

The primary bestiary for the monsters in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.


mind rape

en-noun

mind rape (countable and uncountable, plural mind rapes)

"Memeticists exploit the anomalous to change how people see the world," Del Olmo continued. "We make them believe things which aren't true, when that's convenient for us. We make them believe things that are true, when bad actors have occluded their vision. We make them forget things. We make them see things which aren't there. We make them see things which are there, which they nevertheless can't see. We do it with imagery, with words, with sounds. It's the parascience of suggestion." He was really getting into the speech, gesturing with increasing excitement and constantly having to push his rectangular spectacles back up the bridge of his Roman nose.

2022 September 22, HarryBlank, “Mind Over Matter”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-05-23:

(science fiction, fantasy) Nonconsensual intrusion into one's mind; the reading, modification, or control, by another, of one's thoughts or memories without one's consent, especially if forcible.


mind rape

en-verb

mind rape (third-person singular simple present mind rapes, present participle mind raping, simple past and past participle mind raped)

mind rapes (present singular third-person)
mind raping (participle present)
mind raped (participle past)
mind raped (past)

"You... you mindraped my boyfriend!" "I am sorry."

2011 December 5, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 2024-05-25:

(transitive, science fiction, fantasy) To read, modify, or control (especially forcibly) another person's thoughts or memories without their consent.


mindrape

en-noun

mindrape (countable and uncountable, plural mindrapes)

(science fiction, fantasy) Alternative form of mind rape


mindrape

en-verb

mindrape (third-person singular simple present mindrapes, present participle mindraping, simple past and past participle mindraped)

mindrapes (present singular third-person)
mindraping (participle present)
mindraped (participle past)
mindraped (past)

(transitive, science fiction, fantasy) Alternative form of mind rape


grey alien

(science fiction or ufology) An archetypical humanoid alien, usually described as having grey skin, elongated, hairless, sexless features, and a large head with bulbous black eyes; chiefly associated with flying saucers, alien abductions and conspiracy theories relating to cover-ups by the United States government, such as Area 51.


Adrastean

(mythology) Of or relating to the nymph Adrasteia or Adrastea in Greek mythology.

(astronomy) Of or relating to the Jovian moon named for Adrasteia.


Adrastean

An imaginary inhabitant of the Jovian moon, Adrastea


Kitab al-Azif

Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب العَزِيف (kitāb al-ʕazīf).

bor+

كِتَاب العَزِيف


catback

From cat + back, sense 2 (the back of a cat, for riding upon) is modelled on horseback.

Aun Yom's attack [on the lokopede] would require storming the carriage cars but only after sending in some leg breakers on catback. A well-aimed strike from their sweeper scythes should be able to take out a dozen legs at once.

2010 April 21, Cory Herndon, Guildpact: Ravnica Cycle, Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN:

Paloma reckoned they'd at least hold their own against the cats themselves and the Badlanders on foot, especially if those Badlanders were used to fighting on catback. So, as nets flailed and spears jabbed, she set about dismounting the riders.

2018 September 11, Angus Watson, The Land You Never Leave, Orbit, →ISBN:

(usually with on, chiefly fantasy) The back of a cat (for riding upon).


anti-anti

they’re not “anti antis” or “pro-shippers”, they’re enablers. enablers of grooming, abuse, sexualization of children, fetishization of rape, incest, abuse, paedophilia and dehumanizing, sexualizing and fetishizing the LGBT community, especially mlm.

2021, anonymous, quoted in Victor Larsen, "'It Makes Me, A Minor, Uncomfortable': Media and Morality In Anti-Shippers' Policing of Online Fandom", thesis submitted to Ghent University, page 47

Just so those "anti-anti" types who claim to be the real allies know, as a minor I have always felt so, so wary around you. You remind me so much of creepy people, especially men, who I have met IRL, and your attitude toward my objections about the work you produce (especially stuff involving adults and children and noncon) is flippant, disrespectful, and just plain shitty.

2022, anonymous, quoted in Angela Marie Fazekas, "Creative Becomings: Explicit Fanfiction, Reinventing Adolescence, and Queer Relationality", thesis submitted to the University of Toronto, page 106

In response to this, pro-ship and anti-anti groups largely emphasize that it is up to individuals to curate their fandom experiences and avoid content they dislike, not censor depictions of it.

2023, Samantha Aburime, “Hate narratives, conditioned language and networked harassment: A new breed of anti-shipper and anti-fan - antis”, in Journal of Fandom Studies, volume 10, numbers 2-3:


alt-lit

Alt Lit are dismissive of conventional notions of original authorship. On the website of the digital publisher Muumuu House, run by Alt Lit writer Tao Lin, many featured works are curated Twitter feeds.

2016, Adam Hammond, Literature in the Digital Age: An Introduction, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 143:

Tao Lin's novel Taipei best expresses the capitalist realism of Alt Lit.

2018, Matt Seybold, Michelle Chihara, editors, The Routledge Companion to Literature and Economics, Routledge, →ISBN:

alternative literature
w:alternative literature

Clipping of alternative literature, a literary movement influenced by internet culture, social media, and online publishing that emerged in the 2010s.


Ineffable Husbands

From a description of the plans of God as "ineffable" in the original novel (1990) by Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett.

Known as the "Ineffable Husbands," their dynamic easily lends itself to being read as queer within the initial novel as well as in the miniseries, with the pairing significantly outpacing any other Good Omens pairing on the fanfiction site Archive of Our Own.

2023, Erin Giannini, Amanda Taylor, “In the Beginning: Nice and Accurate Analyses of Good Omens”, in Amanda Taylor, Erin Giannini, editors, Deciphering Good Omens: Nice and Accurate Essays on the Novel and Television Series, page 2:

Aziraphale and Crowley’s duality of personalities and complex approaches to life and morality means that you can tell almost any kind of story at almost any point in human history and find a way to shoehorn the Ineffable Husbands into the fray.

2023, Grey D. Mangan, "The Internet Isn’t Forever: Early Internet Fan Archives, Their Stewards, Lifespans, and the Political Nature of the Deaths of Their Queer Communities", thesis submitted to the University of Tennessee, page 87

Each of the fanfiction's chapters deals with an event that enables an interaction between the 'Ineffable Husbands' and allows one to observe their dynamic relationship.

2024, Ashumi Shah, The Mediaverse and Speculative Fiction Television: Understanding Speculative TV Fandoms, page 210:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Aziraphale and Crowley from the novel Good Omens and its television adaptation.


S rank

Derived from Japanese shū (秀) + rank. S can be given as a letter grade for exceptional work in Japanese schools.

(video games) An exceptional rank given on objective, mission, or level in a game. Typically the highest achievable such rank.


Bellamort

I'm thinking of writing a Bellamort fic because I feel crazy xD

2012 May 12, dutch plan der linde (@pornstartrek), Twitter:

I cannot believe jkr made bellamort canon

2016 August 27, kat (@belgenstruggles), Twitter:

I honestly love Bellamort. I HATE Bellatrix in the movies but in the books she’s fascinating even if a little submissive to Voldemort.

2024 February 27, はなみち (@hanamichivash), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Bellatrix Lestrange and Lord Voldemort of the Harry Potter series.


Harrymort

I don't remember when I started shipping Harrymort. All I know is that I'm not sorry

2013 May 20, Inactive (@SamhainAndDean), Twitter:

So here I am, with 3 lines done of a 6 page essay and I'm reading harrymort fics....

2013 October 28, Beth (@ bethancelia), Twitter:

I'm gross and ship Harrymort. C'mon. Literal soulmates. That's about the only thing I seriously love in the book. They are brain mates! And soulmates!

2023 February 18, Mirya (@Miryaelle), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort of the Harry Potter series.


Tomarry

It's that time again where I've returned to reading Tomarry fics. It's been about 5 years since this affliction began.

2017 January 22, chi (@maydenchina), Twitter:

Continuing the analyses, we move now to The Love of a Good Wizard, a Tomarry fic written by user SweetSorcery and published on AO3 in 2011.

2019, Beatriz Brito do Nascimento, "No heteros in this heterotopia: Harry Potter slash fanfiction as heterotopian space", dissertation submitted to the University of Porto, page 106

If you ship Tomarry or think Dolores Umbridge or Voldemort are forgivable, please dni

2023 December 17, Montague (@Snilysthirdwife), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Tom Marvolo Riddle (Lord Voldemort) and Harry Potter of the Harry Potter series.


Snaco

You need to talk to Femme. She's the quintessential Snaco fan.

2009 November 21, NurseDarry (@DarryWillis), Twitter:

I should be tackling the cupboard under the stairs. Instead, I've been sucked into reading Snaco. I don't even ship Snaco!

2011 January 2, corinoco (@idlesilver), Twitter:

I ship Snaco even more after reading the first two and a half books. Wtf

2016 June 10, A (@vventvvorth), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy of the Harry Potter series.


Snapewife

The Snapewives are an extreme facet of a much larger fandom milieu.

2014, Zoe Alderton, "'Snapewives' and 'Snapeism': A Fiction-Based Religion within Harry Potter Fandom", Religions, Volume 5, Issue 1, page 257

But the story of the Snapewives is inseparable from the story of the rise of Internet fan culture as a whole: the story of how we as a broader culture have transformed the way we insert ourselves—our loves, our wants, our desires, our chosen narratives—into the stories we consume.

2020, Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, unnumbered page:

Although Brony tulpas and Snapewives may practice a unique kind of fandom, one might consider that fan fiction writings across a range of imaginary worlds do similar work by speculating what it might be like to interact with favourite characters.

2022, Andrew Monteith, "Transhumanism, Utopia, and the Problem of the Real in Ready Player One", The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Volume 34, Issue 1, Spring 2022, page 10

new religious movement
new religious movement

(fandom slang) A female adherent of the mid-2000s new religious movement Snapeism.


Snapeism

The question of what it takes to be monogamous with Snape is one of the many theological battles that plagued—and eventually destroyed—Snapeism.

2014, Zoe Alderton, "'Snapewives' and 'Snapeism': A Fiction-Based Religion within Harry Potter Fandom", Religions, Volume 5, Issue 1, page 220

Alderton argues that Snapeism is a fiction-based religion, but the evidence she presents demonstrates that it is a very poor example of the category.

2018, Markus Altena Davidsen, “The religious affordance of fiction: a semiotic approach”, in Markus Altena Davidsen, editor, Narrative and Belief: The Religious Affordance of Supernatural Fiction, unnumbered page:

However, Harry Potter fans have also formed religious cults of their own, one of the most popular examples being "Snapeism", a religion focused around the character of Severus Snape [2].

2023, Samuli Laato, Sampsa Rauti, & Juho Hamari, "Resemblance of religion and pervasive games: A study among church employees and gamers", CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, April 2023, unnumbered page

(fandom slang) A new religious movement, emerging in the mid-2000s in online Harry Potter fandom, centered on the fictional character Severus Snape, with its female adherents professing a spiritual connection or astral marriage to him.


Victuuri

How does one watch this show without shipping Victuuri #YOI

2016 October 22, julie (@_snowthunder), Twitter:

I've been reading Victuuri fics heavy on the feels.

There must be a Venn diagram of Hailaveh shippers and Victuuri shippers and I'm smack bang in the middle of it bb

2023 December 8, Alley (@thealleyways_), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Victor Nikiforov and Yuuri Katsuki of the anime Yuri on Ice.


Bagginshield

I think I should stop swimming in denial now and just admit that I think I've become a Bagginshield shipper...

2013 January 31, @Seheehee1105, Twitter:

I'll stop shipping Bagginshield when Bilbo and Thorin stop being perfect for each other

Out here shipping Bagginshield in the year of our Lord two thousand and nineteen

2019 January 5, Binary Sunset (@binary_suunset), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield of The Hobbit.


Kiliel

Wow I ship Kiliel a lot, but I also ship Kili and Legolas and Tauriel and Legolas and I don't know what to do

2013 December 14, Kayla (@Kay_Pereira), Twitter:

Accusing people of not being "real fans" of Tolkien because they ship Kiliel is just u being an asshole with superiority issues

2015 February 6, JJ Bug (@moonjellu), Twitter:

I am a filthy dirty garbage Kiliel shipper until the day my trash fire existence burns out…

2021 June 30, Space Lich and His Brick (@space_lich), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Kíli and Tauriel of The Hobbit film trilogy.


comship

Blend of complicated + ship, or complex + ship.

I know, but he's not a human and that makes it a comship. And there are many canonical comships, it's not necessarily a bad thing

2023 September 11, Julián (@Justigodesgod), Twitter:

I've always hated comships (besides the usual ones like immortal x mortal), but I just.. block people. It's as simple as that.

2023 September 12, Lumi (@oneiricstar), Twitter:

as long as you're nice and don't only talk about your comships as some make me uncomfy

2024 January 16, Lana (Ame-Chan) (@Ena_Irl_), Twitter:

(fandom slang) A ship featuring elements deemed morally complex or problematic, such as abuse, incest, or a power gap.


comshipper

Blend of complicated + shipper, or complex + shipper.

comshippers sometimes scare me more than proshippers

2023 May 19, Legs (@Pavryklvr), Twitter:

Comshippers ALWAYS use that excuse, as if it’s valid “at least I can tell fiction and reality is different!!”

“I don’t condone it IRL” is such a brain-dead defense proshippers/comshippers use, and I’m sick of hearing it.

2023 August 1, L0GIC (@123L0gic), Twitter:

(fandom slang) One who supports a ship with elements deemed morally complex or problematic, such as abuse, incest, or a power gap.


manhuajia

en-noun

manhuajia (plural manhuajias or manhuajia)

Borrowed from Mandarin 漫畫家 /漫画家 (mànhuàjiā). Doublet of mangaka and manhwaga.

bor+

Some of the manga introuced during this period came through unauthorized copying by local Taiwanese manhuajia, who adapted original Japanese manga into a Taiwanese-style three horizontal grid.

2019, Lee, I. Yun, “The Development of Taiwan Manhua”, in Haruhiko Fujita, Christine Guth, editors, Encyclopedia of East Asian Design, →ISBN:

Most of the art work in Wanxiang is by a group of artists who are most often referred to today as manhuajia 漫畫家 (cartoonists), many of whom had been members of a cartoon society that was established in Shanghai in December 1926.

2020, Paul Bevan, ‘Intoxicating Shanghai’ – An Urban Montage, →ISBN:

The creators of these East Asian comics also have specific titles: a person who makes manga is a mangaka, a person who creates manhwa is a manhwaga, and a person that makes manhua is a manhuajia.

2022, Jieun Kiaer, Ben Cagan, Pragmatics in Korean and Japanese Translation, →ISBN:

A manhua (Chinese comic) author or artist.


pornhua

Blend of porno + manhua. Piecewise doublet of pornhwa.

(pornography, manhua) A pornographic manhua (Chinese comic).


Shart

From a contraction of Shadowheart, itself a compound of shadow + heart, likely chosen as a jocular homonym of shart (“wet fart”).

They [BG3's female companions] aren't particularly evil, if you sided with the Goblins you can clearly tell that Shart isn't even evil, just very pragmatic about your Tadpole problem.

I felt like Lae and Shart will have potential redemption arcs and will be trying for those.

This build works equally well whatever you do with Shart, but obviously the whole stalking gloom thing is a better thematic fit for a Shar loyalist.

(Baldur's Gate fandom slang, humorous or derogatory) The fictional character Shadowheart from the video game Baldur's Gate 3.


Shadowbae

Shadowbae has been my favourite from the beginning. She's always had a pretty decent fanbase.

2022 June 29, WhiteSilverDragoon, Reddit:

I am in a relationship with Shadowbae but Karlach is the true best girl and Shadowbae and I both simp for her.

I have Tav (Warlock), Astarion as ranger/rogue, Shadowbae as my healer, and Karlach as my barbarian.

(Baldur's Gate fandom slang, endearing) The fictional character Shadowheart from the video game Baldur's Gate 3.


Astarionmancer

As a professional Astarionmancer, you can get “Very High Approval” without the need to be evil.

I’m an Astarionmancer with a lot of thoughts and not enough creative outlets.

As a fellow Astarionmancer I don't mind a little peck before finishing his personal quest, but after that he should be more passionate.

(Baldur's Gate fandom slang) A player who romances Astarion during a playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3.


Astarionmance

As someone who's romancing both Astarion and Gale in simultaneous separate playthroughs, I am loving the difference so much: Galemance caters to my soft Harlequin Romance side while Astarionmance is so totally my Bodice-Ripper bag, baby!

2020 November 7, TheAbominableMomo, Reddit:

i will wait patiently for bg3 console release and NOT watch any more Astarionmance videos

2023 August 16, TheFallowMyre (@DemiPixellated), Twitter:

I just started a new Astarionmance as a reward for abstaining from him for a whole game 😅

2024 February 6, Becky (@Beckyhelene), Twitter:

(Baldur's Gate fandom slang) The Astarion romance subplot in the video game Baldur's Gate 3.


Galemance

As I am also pursuing a Galemance with my other MC, I look forward to your Gale portrait with great interest :3c

2020 November 6, TheAbominableMomo, Reddit:

Put my Galemance run on hold because I want them to fix the bug that happened with patch 3 first.

2023 October 4, literallybyronic, Reddit:

I'm doing my first Galemance run and I honestly melted when he started talking about his hundur sauce.

2024 June 2, Mysterious_Ad_1525, Reddit:

(Baldur's Gate fandom slang) The Gale romance subplot in the video game Baldur's Gate 3.


Galemancer

I know very well how hard it is, I'm a Galemancer since the beginning. I was surprised as well to see that he was so popular.

2021 January 28, disappearingcat, Reddit:

I agreed with some and disagreed with others, so I'm putting it out there for my fellow Galemancers: what's Gale's [zodiac] sign?

2023 December 22, Theia-Euryphaessa, Reddit:

As a Galemancer, I loved Tara and how they wrote her dynamic!

2024 February 25, coffeestealer, Reddit:

(Baldur's Gate fandom slang) A player who romances Gale during a playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3.


Fenrismance

I love the Fenrismance, but GOD some of the flirt options are awful and pull you right out of the actual conversation.

2019 January 20, SpaceQueenJupiter, Reddit:

The Fenrismance is SO GOOD for just those reason.

I was halfway through Act 2 when I realised I'd sabotaged my own Fenrismance T.T

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Fenris romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age II.


Fenrismancer

I'm a chronic Fenrismancer (seriously I have a problem), but I just downloaded Mark of the Assassin and Legacy.

2015 January 26, [deleted user account], Reddit:

Plus I'm a chronic Fenrismancer who favors mage and rogue playthroughs, so I usually want him along as my warrior anyway.

I was never a Fenrismancer but now I might romance him again properly on my next run.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Fenris during a playthrough of Dragon Age II.


Andersmance

I love the Andersmance and Isabelamance because both of them change the story in their own ways.

My Andersmance is a playthrough that has very dear meaning to me, but Anders throws off so many red flags, he might as well be a matador.

My Andersmance was taken at a more leisurely pace, so I really got into the depth and grief over his character and his romance.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Anders romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age II.


Andersmancer

Huh, I definitely didn't expect Cullen to be the most popular DAI romance among Andersmancers.

2017 September 6, presenceofwitch, Reddit:

I'm a Andersmancer for life tbh but I get it, he's not for everyone

That said, I'm a fuck the Chantry Andersmancer, and my Hawke lives with him in an underground bunker now.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Anders during a playthrough of Dragon Age II.


Cullenmance

I purposely left Cullenmance for after my Solasmance because I need Cullen as my pick me up, but damn, this Solas thing is just sad.

The thing I like about the Cullenmance is that yeah, it's basically a fairy tale, but it's so obviously one that it makes it okay.

Do it. Do the Cullenmance. Love the Cullen. Marry the Cullen.

2018 December 31, emberwolfsasha, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Cullen romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Cullenmancer

I'm a chronic Cullenmancer and I like romancing him with a Lavellan.

I'm much more of a Cullenmancer, myself, but I did the Solas romance and was very surprised.

2018 December 31, asha_bellanar, Reddit:

No hate to Cullenmancers, maybe blondes just aren’t my type lol. I’m not an Alistair or Anders-mancer either.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Cullen Rutherford during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Solasmance

I keep putting off my Solasmance, because I have an aversion to heartbreak.

I just fired up my second Solasmance playthrough after I spent a month promising myself, "never again."

I also vastly prefer the Cullenmance to the Solasmance.

2023 July 26, LikeAWildScallion, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Solas romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Solasmancer

I started a Solasmancer playthrough and it's going to kill me probably.

2015 September 18, vanisplusxzone, Reddit:

There's a pretty good payoff in Trespasser for a Solasmancer. And by "pretty good" I mean "angst and bittersweet feels".

All we Solasmancers have is pain, forever and always LMAO

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Solas during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Dorianmance

Dorianmance will be forever my fav in whole dragon age universe.

I always play as a female character so no Dorianmance for me.

It goes downhill in Trespassers tho, where Dorianmance was an afterthought compared to Adoribull.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Dorian romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Dorianmancer

I'm full on Dorianmancer, but I like to think my Inquisitor gives Bull the suspicious stink eye when they're out adventuring.

As a hardcore Dorianmancer I have a ton, but I think this quote is basically him saying that he loves the Inquisitor for the first time.

Honestly, Dorian and Bull have better relationship than Dorian and Inky, even if Dorianmancers don’t want to admit it.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Dorian Pavus during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Bullmance

Also, Dorian has a lot more dialogue options than I am finding in the Bullmance so far.

And yeah, I think a Bullmance can actually be really healthy for certain Inquisitors!

Krem has a few specific comments if you're in a Bullmance that are really sweet.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Iron Bull romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Bullmancer

Kinda sucks that Bullmancers miss out on the dancing at the Winter Palace (well I suppose that happened, just off screen) and a wedding if true, […]

2015 September 8, alexandriaweb, Reddit:

As a Bullmancer, I’m going to have to fight you now. He’s the best romance with the most interesting relationship outcome depending on your choices.

2019 July 1, [deleted user account], Reddit:

The Bullmancers got fricked over in Trespasser imo

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances the Iron Bull during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Solavellan

Solavellan just gets me thinking the what ifs, headcanons, the theories. You have to really dig deep if you wanna understand the romance.

I am a (pretty hardcore) Solavellan shipper, though I completely understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

Solavellan is probably my favorite romance from a narrative sense.

(fandom slang) The ship of Solas and the female elf Inquistor player character from Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Solavellan Hell

Oh dear. Poor you. You're done for once you enter the Solavellan Hell.

Welcome to Solavellan Hell. Kleenexes on the table, and weeping is done in the corners.

We’ve all been through enough heartache with Solavellan Hell, so gotta keep it uplifting in here haha.

2024 February 9, [deleted user account], Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The state of exquisite agony experienced by shippers of Solas and the Inquistor (Solavellan)


Cullavellan

I just read the best cullavellan fic and now my blood is boiling why do I have class

2016 February 3, cade (@tinygrunt), Twitter:

There was this one cullavellan fic where both Cullen and Lavellan didn't want kids and honestly it made me so happy.

All the other Cullavellan shippers I’ve met saying how their Inky and Cullen fell in love at first sight and stuff… Meanwhile mine was ready to fist fight this man in a Denny’s parking lot any day of the week

2022 February 12, ace (@ace_trash_boi), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of Cullen Rutherford and the female elf Inquistor player character from Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Fenhawke

Assuming Fenhawke isn't an option here, I don't mind Fenbela if it's well-written.

I binge read some fenhawke fics from nearly a decade ago and still love them just as much :)

2020 March 2, Jill (@EphemeraBlossom), Twitter:

Fenhawke will always be my number 1 dragon age ship 😭😭

2023 February 3, fawn (@fuwafawn), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of Fenris and player character Hawke from Dragon Age II.


Handers

Me listening to any song: Wow I can't believe this artist too ships handers, and decided to write a song about it, what an amazing world

2015 September 27, deneb (@v3gaaltair), Twitter:

Goddamn Handers ship being so beautifully angsty.

2016 January 29, Nyxie Black (@NyxieBlack), Twitter:

I have no idea what liking the Handers pairing says about me lol 😂.

(fandom slang) The ship of Anders and player character Hawke from Dragon Age II.


friendmance

en-verb

friendmance (third-person singular simple present friendmances, present participle friendmancing, simple past and past participle friendmanced)

friendmances (present singular third-person)
friendmancing (participle present)
friendmanced (participle past)
friendmanced (past)

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In my peronal^([sic]) opinion, Anders and Merrill are for friendmancing only, unless you want to truly, deeply hurt and bully them.

2015 December 28, [deleted user account], Reddit:

Friendmancing Fenris as a pro-Mage Hawke is another favourite. I really love the growth you see in him throughout.

If female Hawke friendmances Sebastian, he will suggest a chaste marriage with her taking vows as a Chantry sister.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) To romance a character in this manner in Dragon Age II.


rivalmance

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Yes, Anders' rivalmance is cruel. I never did it, and I don't plan it (I simply can't imagine).

2017 December 17, CaiusGermanicus, Reddit:

I actually like the unhealthy aspects of the rivalmances (and some of the romances) in DA.

2018 February 21, wardsarefunctioning, Reddit:

I preferred the friendmance with Fenris personally, but like with Isabela, the rivalmance is also pretty good.

2019 February 24, KvonLiechtenstein, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A romance with a character with whom the player has an antagonistic relationship in Dragon Age II.


rivalmance

rivalmance (third-person singular simple present rivalmances, present participle rivalmancing, simple past and past participle rivalmanced)

rivalmances (present singular third-person)
rivalmancing (participle present)
rivalmanced (participle past)
rivalmanced (past)

And finally I would rivalmance Anders by being a hypocritical mage that supported the templars.

I love rivalmancing Anders and Fenris. Brings a lot of tension that I find really sexy lol.

2019 May 10, [deleted user account], Reddit:

i wanted to rivalmance Merrill once but that would cause my heart to explode.


Inky

From an affectionate shortening of inquisitor + -y.

Do you like to play as an asshole Inky? What options, lines of dialogues, actions have you picked?

Of my 9 Inkies, the ones I felt to be the strongest (character-wise) were my atheist Trevelyan Reaver, my devout Andrastian Trevelyan mage, and my rebellious and fiercely elfy Lavellan who romanced Solas.

My Inky was a very faithful Andrastian, like his family, and he believed he was the Herald of Andraste…kind of.

(fandom slang, video games) The Inquisitor player character from the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Purple Hawke

From the purple icon used to denote sarcastic dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.

Purple Hawke gets all the love, and I honestly see why. That irreverent little shit is hilarious.

I agree Purple Hawke can sometimes be inappropriate, but I don't find those situations that common...

Purple Hawke is one of the best protagonists in gaming period.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A Hawke player character who expresses a sarcastic personality.


Blue Hawke

From the blue icon used to denote diplomatic dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.

Blue Hawke is too nice for the armpit of the free marches.

Blue Hawke tries to see the good in everyone even when things aren't ideal or working in their favor.

2022 October 28, [deleted user account], Reddit:

Blue Hawke is the only sane Hawke.

2023 March 29, TheHistoryofCats, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A Hawke player character who expresses a diplomatic personality.


Red Hawke

From the red icon used to denote aggressive dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.

Red Hawke's deadpan delivery was one of the most hilarious moments in the game for me haha.

2015 September 23, HawkeThisHawkeThat, Reddit:

I once played a Red Hawke that was a sociopath that got off on the murder knife.

Blue Hawke was kind of a pollyanna and Red Hawke was a jerk, so I went with Purple Snarky Hawke.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A Hawke player character who expresses an aggressive personality.


neurolizer

Serg's left hand reached for the neurolizer at the back of his battlesuit.

1996, Tracy Hickman, Requiem of Stars, page 38:

If Justin had known what a neurolizer was he probably would've joined the fray, which would have given the assailant an easy couple of seconds to take a few more shots.

2010, Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, The Unincorporated Man - Volume 1, page 178:

One of the thugs grabs Vulpina's arms and lifts her up from her seat while the other henchman uses a neurolizer to stun Jorrim.

2011, J. Edward Parrott, Planet X: The Annunaki Wars, page 168:

"I learn in a few years. It's complicated." said Therese as she went and snuck out into the front room and took her mom's keys, grabbed the neurolizer from the back of the Cuckoo clock in the hallway , and came back and helped Kara sneak out on her injured leg and crutches .

2023, Clinton Armer, Space-Girl Michelle #3, Legends Never Die:

(science fiction) A hand-held weapon that disrupts the nervous system of a victim in some way.


E/N

E/N bursts into your room, fully nude. “Oh, come on now, the shower in my room is broken!” He declares while rolling his eyes.

(fandom slang) Initialism of enemy's name: a placeholder for the name of the reader's enemy in self-insert fanfiction.


Cassmance

Don't worry, I'm solving this problem by writing Cassmance fanfic.

2014 December 14, jack (@vesaldi), Twitter:

I had a hard time not romancing Dorian with my second male playthrough, but I had to get at least one Cassmance in.

Tried to do a Cassmance run in my most recent playthrough but the Redcliffe vendor question bugged out on me and there was no fixing.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Cassandra romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Cassmancer

Oh, I knew you'd be here, you hopelessly romantic Cassmancer.

[…] he was also supposed be a Cassmancer but ended up falling madly in love with Dorian.

2020 December 8, nihilisticspacebear, Reddit:

I'm a Cassmancer and I already have an AO3 account. i guess I'm ahead of the curve

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Cassandra Pentaghast during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Seramance

I think my next run after this will be human Chantry supporter & finally do a Seramance without the elfy stuff getting in the way.

2015 May 22, Christina González (@c_gonzalez), Twitter:

But divorced from my character, she feels like my little sister, making it feel weird to read any Seramance fics.

had no idea how GOOD the Seramance would be (it's just super bawdy which is exactly how I want romances written)

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Sera romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Seramancer

Personally, I think Seramancers hit the jackpot with Trespasser.

2016 September 23, PapaCharlie9, Reddit:

I'm a chronic Seramancer but I love to see love for Blackwall.

also as a seramancer I must tell you to romance sera for she is the best

2019 November 17, smallizardthing, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Sera during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Hawkebela

Hawkebela is such an under appreciated ship and I have no idea why

2016 December 11, Kyle!!! (@KaraZorEluthor), Twitter:

Hawkebela gives me heart eyes for days.

IS AO3 DOWN I'M LITERALLY READING THIS HAWKEBELA FIC LET ME IN

(fandom slang) The ship of player character Hawke and Isabela from Dragon Age II.


Fenbela

how could the same franchise that gave us fenbela give us josie/blackwalll

2017 February 3, wizard of the order (@svirakir), Twitter:

Assuming Fenhawke isn't an option here, I don't mind Fenbela if it's well-written.

I love fenbela but I can’t write it cause it’s Too Sexy and I can’t look directly at it without losing my mind

2019 March 13, KIMMY'S SATANIC AIRBNB (@gothkimmyS(, Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Fenris and Isabela from Dragon Age II.


Josiemance

I believe you're correct, no sex scene. It's been awhile since I've played Josiemance.

Runner up is the Josiemance because again there's more going on than it looks, plus respect and caring!

Currently replaying in preparation for DAD, and the Josiemance is still as lovely as I remember.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Josephine romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Josiemancer

I hate it too. Josiemancers got the short end of the stick in this DLC.

I'm a chronic Josiemancer. Josie was my first Dragon age romance so I always have a big soft spot for her character and her romance.

I am a diehard Josiemancer, but the fact that there is no approval system for the advisors is a miss.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Josephine Montilyet during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Granted, games like BG3 and other adaptations of the D&D franchise are not necessarily concerned with representing the real world as they seem to be with crafting fantasy.

2022, Earl A. Aguilera, "Theorizing Whiteness as a Proceduralized Ideology in Videogames", Journal of Games Criticism, Volume 5, Bonus Issue A, January 2022, pages 15-16

However, the company has suggested that 2023 will be the year that BG3 finally gets a full launch, with a complete story, and every promised race and class available.

2022, “The Game Awards 2022 Recap”, in The Gamer Guide, Issue 11, November-December 2022, page 26:

Larian Studios has developed BG3 as a sequel to the first two games, which were released in 1998 and 1999 respectively.

2023 November 10, Brynn Tannehill, “Baldur's Gate 3 has received widespread critical acclaim, the Blade chats with two key queer figures in the game”, in Los Angeles Blade, page 4:

(fandom slang) Initialism of Baldur's Gate 3.


Because in the end, the greatest joy of BG2 is the control you have over the protagonist.

2000 December, David Simkins, “Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn”, in NEXT Generation, page 141:

After playing with them in BG1, BG2, IWD1 and now NWN, the same old spells are becoming somewhat wearisome.

2002 November, “Icewind Dale 2”, in PC Powerplay, page 67:

If you’ve played BG1 or BG2 and are looking to this as a temporary fix, you won’t find it.

2003 March, Chris Anderson, “Icewind Dale And Heart Of Winter”, in PC Zone, page 98:

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
w:Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

(fandom slang) Initialism of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.


Old hands will recognise these characters from BG1, so there's instant motivation there for them, while multiple-choice dialogue lets newcomers know you've got history with them.

2000 October, Peter Walker, “Role-Playing Power”, in Computer and Video Games, page 33:

Baldur's Gate
w:Baldur's Gate (video game)

(fandom slang) Initialism of Baldur's Gate.


friends-to-lovers

When I started the Mafia Moguls series, I knew I wanted a friends-to-lovers trope—one of my absolute favorite storylines.

2016, Jules Bennett, From Friend to Fake Fiancé, page 2:

Between the classic friends-to-lovers trope, incredible dialogue, and undeniable chemistry between Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, this is one film that you MUST watch.

2021 February 5, Jessica Khorana, “The Top Ten RomComs To Watch On Valentine's Day”, in The Innis Herald, University of Toronto, page 11:

A sparkling, warm romance that reminds us why the friends-to-lovers trope is superior!

2022, Sarah Adams, praise blurb in Allison Ashley, Would You Rather, page 2

(often attributive) A trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of a friendship into romantic love.


enemies-to-lovers

“And for everyone rooting for this little enemies-to-lovers tale...”

2013, Maisey Yates, The Couple Who Fooled the World, Mills & Boon, page 42:

I know that she never falls asleep before 2 a.m. and her favourite fanfic trope is enemies-to-lovers and she’s secretly a fan of Ariana Grande.

2018, Alice Oseman, I Was Born for This, unnumbered page:

And that’s because Go Hex Yourself is a romantic masterpiece, and the sexiest, most bewitching take on enemies-to-lovers I’ve read in ages.

2023, Ali Hazelwood, praise blurb in Jessica Clare, What the Hex, page 1

When I read a book now, I think I'm much more trope-aware, because before I read fanfiction, I don't even think I fully understood what tropes were. So now I see, like, when a book has enemies-to-lovers, I see it, and I'm like, oh-oh.

2023, Tara, quoted Fabienne Silberstein-Bamford, "The 'Fanfic Lens': Fan Writing's Impact on Media Consumption", Volume 19, Issue 2, March 2023, page 156

(often attributive) A trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of an antagonistic relationship into romantic love.


enemies-to-friends-to-lovers

I wanted more time for the two together, especially more witty barbs, since I revel in an enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trope.

2020 January 29, Nathalie Graham, “Sweet As Vanilla Ice Cream”, in The Stranger, page 29:

The connection between Emma and Regina goes beyond one of the Saviour against the Villain, though the trope of enemies to friends to lovers played a big part of the initial interest in their interactions.

2022, Victoria Mello Veríssimo da Fonseca, "Fanfiction as a Literary Text: A Narratological Study of Fanfiction Writing", paper submitted to the Universidad Federal de Río Grande del Sur, page 36

The movie's plot is the epitome of the enemies to friends to lovers trope.

2023, Megan Freedman, "How When Harry Met Sally... remains a timeless romcom", The Medium (University of Toronto Mississauga), 13 February 2023, page 12

(often attributive) A trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of a rivalry into friendship and eventually romantic love.


faster than light

en-adj

faster than light (comparative form only)

Alternative form of faster-than-light (see usage note on said article).


Sevmione

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Severus Snape and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series.


anisong

en-noun

anisong (countable and uncountable, plural anisongs)

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From Japanese アニソン (anison), from アニ(メ) (anime) + ソン(グ) (songu), itself from English anime song. Equivalent to a blend of anime + song.

Another popular otaku cuisine is "Anisong" bars and karaoke. These bars and karaoke places offer a wide range of anime and manga-related songs and music videos, making them popular spots for otaku to gather and sing along to the songs from their favorite anime and manga series.

(Can we date this quote?), Claire Austin, Otaku Odyssey: Uncovering the Anime and Manga Subculture in Japan, T Turner, page 22:

Moving on, most, if not all, Japanese animations come with a unique opening (theme) and ending (theme) that belong to this genre called Anisong (short for Animation music/song). Although not actually knowing the lyrics of these songs back then, constantly listening to those catchy tunes caused a continuous growth in the interest I have in the Japanese popular culture.

2016 November 28, Tai Wei Lim, Merlion And Mt. Fuji: 50 Years Of Singapore-Japan Relations, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, page 220:

“Have no worries on that front,” Juna assured me. “She’s been singing sea shanties while out fishing, so she has a powerful voice, one that’s both feminine and masculine, and if you give her a cool song to sing, she can easily outdo me. I believe she’s a good match for those ‘anisongs’ you taught me, sire.”

2017 August 3, Dojyomaru, translated by Sean McCann, edited by Emily Sorensen, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, volume 3, J-Novel Club, page 20:

I study Japanese. My main study materials are anime and manga. Also, anisong and J-Pop. Then I read Japanese novels. I study.

2018 October, Ao Jyumonji, translated by Sean McCann, edited by Emily Sorensen, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, volume 11, J-Novel Club, page 157:

A bubbly person like Jun could easily party along with Reina and the girls, and also feel right at home doing a 100 Anisong Marathon with Kai. Kai definitely wasn’t a ‘party’ kind of guy, though! He had no idea what songs were popular. All he could sing were songs from anime.

2021 January 13, Akamitsu Awamura, translated by Kristine Johnson and airco, edited by Jennifer Sherman, She's the Cutest... But We're Just Friends!, volume 1, J-Novel Club, page 151:

(fandom slang, anime) An anime song; anime music.


CHARNAME

From CHARNAME, the placeholder used for the player-inputted name in BG1's source code, itself a compound of char (“character”) + name.

Dexterity doesn't help your CHARNAME hit anything. It only helps CHARNAME to not get hit by others.

Valygar and Haer'Dalis were the other two romances for female CHARNAME, however they were cut due to time constraints.

Y'all have some weird CHARNAMES.

(fandom slang) The player character of Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.


vampling

It was usually right after these conversations that my brand-new vamplings got their first glimpse of how fast their fellow vampires can heal.

2004, David Sosnowski, Vamped, page 186:

“No, cara mia. You are a vampling. The chance that you would drink too much and harm the comar is too great. I stay.”

2011, Kristen L. Painter, Out for Blood, page 337:

Vampling bloodlust was worse than puberty. I was green enough to recall my own cringe-worthy growing pains —my recent cow blood confession, case in point.

2020, Angela Roquet, Out for Blood, unnumbered page:

(informal) A newly-turned or fledgling vampire.


multiversally

en-adv

multiversally (comparative more multiversally, superlative most multiversally)

more multiversally (comparative)
most multiversally (superlative)

The mission is critical but need not be rushed. The storm has been brewing for several weeks, and will not reach multiversally devastating proportions for a few months.

1980, TSR, Frank Mentzer, Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition: The Immortal Storm Complete, Rainbow Communications, →ISBN, page 25:

I have no knowledge of any Project 616,” I say. "I can only conjecture. Let me think.. .'616' is the multiversally agreed designature of this Universe.”

2014, Dan Abnett, Rocket Raccoon and Groot: Steal the Galaxy!: An Original Novel of the Marvel Universe, Marvel Worldwide, →ISBN, page 148:

Our answer: Well, duh! Multiversally, baby.

2016, Linda Varsell Smith, Star Stuff: A Soul-Splinter Experiences the Cosmos, Rainbow Communications, →ISBN, page 25:

(rare, physics, science fiction, fantasy, cosmology) In a multiversal manner.


self-sustenance

We are all for utility; and it would be ‘well that it should be so, if, like the boar of the forest, which delves up the flower to get at the root, we had no instincts beyond those of self-sustenance. But, as we have the immortal power of imagination, we are bound to provide nutriment for that celestial part of us, not less than for that which we hold in common with the brutes.

1830, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine 1830-02: Volume 27, Issue 162, Blackwood Pillans and Wilson, page 262:

This and other institutions have considered these questions anxiously and ceaselessly. They have endeavored to shape their plans of education and training for the future good, and, as far as possible, to secure the self-sustenance of their pupils.

1832, Perkins School for the Blind, Annual Report, Charles B. Slack, page 15:

The propensities have all reference to self-sustenance, self-gratification, or self-aggrandizement, and do not give rise to a single feeling of disinterested love or regard for the happiness of other beings. Even the domestic affections, wThen acting independently of the moral sentiments, prompt us to seek only a selfish gratification, without regard to the welfare of the beings who afford it.

1842, George Combe, Moral Philosophy, W. H. Colyer, page 168:

The enormous expense of supporting fourteen hundred persons — about one-five-hundredth part of the whole population of this commonwealth — in a state of idiocy : and 2d, the motives of humanity, to give, if possible, to these wretched creatures some idea of responsible life, some means and power of self-sustenance, and some self-respect.

1849, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Charles B. Slack, page 440:

When Sir Peregrine asked her whether he should seat her on the sofa, she slowly picked herself up, and, with her head still crouching toward the ground, placed herself where she before had been sitting. He had been afraid that she would have fainted, but she was not one of those women whose nature easily admits of such relief as that. Though she was always pale in color and frail-looking, there was within her a great power of self-sustenance. She was a woman who with a good cause might have dared any thing.

1850, Henry Mills Alden, Harper's new monthly magazine, Harper & Brothers, page 640:

(physics, rare, fantasy, science fiction, biology) The independent sustenance of oneself, such as not requiring much oxygen to breathe or food to eat and liquids to drink like average species.


meatbrain

Installed on meatbrains whose habituation to computer-mediated activities has made them perilously vulnerable to infection by aggressive memes, the 'Babel' virus corrupts and overwrites the deep structures of human language, thereby 'crashing' the mind, and civilization with it.

2013, Joshua Raulerson, Singularities: Technoculture, Transhumanism, and Science Fiction in the Twenty-First Century, Liverpool, Merseyside: Liverpool University Press, →ISBN, page 199:

The fact that programming languages often resemble English words like body or if is a convenient accommodation for our puny human meatbrains, which are much better at remembering commands that look like words we already know.

2019 April 8, Gretchen McCulloch, “Coding Is for Everyone—as Long as You Speak English”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-05-15:

(chiefly science fiction) A biological brain (as opposed to an artificial or man-made one).


Acacia Avenue

acacia (“A flowering shrub often grown ornamentally”) + avenue (“a broad tree-lined street”). Streets named after trees are common on planned housing estates.

To Paul Hubbard of 11 Acacia Avenue, Anytown, Anyshire I give the residue of my estate.

2011 February 14, Julian Knight, Wills, Probate, and Inheritance Tax For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 284:

(UK) A placeholder name for a residential street.


object head

(fiction) A humanoid character with an object for a head.


rake-stepping

en-noun

rake-stepping (countable and uncountable, plural rake-steppings)

Popularized by a gag in the 1993 episode "Cape Feare" of The Simpsons, in which Sideshow Bob, already injured, accidentally steps on several rakes, causing the handles to hit him in the face.

But the rake-stepping won’t stop, and the attacks won’t go away, raising the question of whether there will come a tipping point for Biden.

2019 August 13, Tina Nguyen, “Biden Advisers Worry the Gaffes Are Becoming a Problem”, in Vanity Fair:

And despite occasional attempts at reform, usually in response to some epic rake-stepping by the agency, federal disaster relief has gotten no simpler or more effective.

2023 September 12, Mark Gongloff, FEMA Isn’t Ready for Our New Age of Climate Disasters, Bloomberg:

VP of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf oozes with, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing …” and has deftly escaped any blame for the personnel rake-stepping of the past few seasons.

2024 June 19, Tom E. Curran, “Five burning questions the Patriots need to answer this summer”, in NBC Sports Boston:

(slang) The act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes.


break the wheel

en-verb

break the wheel (third-person singular simple present breaks the wheel, present participle breaking the wheel, simple past broke the wheel, past participle broken the wheel)

breaks the wheel (present singular third-person)
breaking the wheel (participle present)
broke the wheel (past)
broken the wheel (participle past)

Daenerys Targaryen
Game of Thrones
Hardhome
Iron Throne (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Presumably inspired by a scene in the episode "Hardhome" (2015) of Game of Thrones, in which Daenerys Targaryen, reflecting on her plan to reclaim the Iron Throne, vows to "break the wheel" of oppression and war.

The head of one of Canada's largest unions says it's time to break the wheel and change the way businesses are operated.

2020, Carol Todd, "Time to change Canada's business model: UFCW", Regina Leader-Post, 4 September 2020, page NP7

Finally, the fact that both protagonists are teenagers is worth considering not only as a mere feature of the dystopian fiction subgenre, but as a representation of the power of the younger generations in breaking the wheel and transforming society not only when they grow up and become adults, but from today.

2023, Andrea Burgos-Mascarell, “Out with the Old: New Feminist Religions in Parable of the Sower and the Gilded Ones”, in Kamelia Talebian Sedehi, editor, The Role of Religion in Shaping and Reshaping Inclusive and Exclusive Communities in Literature, page 96:

I do not see any possibility for breaking the wheel of the prevailing capitalist and liberal ideology or any kind of ideology.

2023, Peter Čuroš, “Educating into Aware Subjects Instead of Unaware Objects”, in Luca Siliquini-Cinelli, Thomas Giddens, editors, Biopolitics and Structure in Legal Education, page 24:

(idiomatic) To end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.


Y&R

The Young and the Restless
w:The Young and the Restless

(television) Initialism of The Young and the Restless: an American television soap opera first broadcast in 1973.


OLTL

(television) Initialism of One Life to Live: an American television soap opera broadcast from 1968 to 2013.


water sprite

(folklore) A general term for an elemental spirit associated with water, said to be able to breathe water or air and sometimes is able to fly.


stim pack

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His father said, “Look, son, you're shaky. Sit down, take a stim pack. I got to deal with this right now.”

1983, Gregory Benford, Against Infinity, Timescape Books, page 117:

Meds, he thought, need meds. Shut off the damn pain. Got to grab a few stim packs.

2009, Matthew Costello, Doom 3: Maelstrom, Pocket Books, page 49:

The alien chose a stim pack from the kit. “This one, I believe.” He pressed it against the dying soldier.

2013, Kevin J. Anderson, “Comrades in Arms”, in Five by Five, WordFire Press, page 63:

Given how much you’ll be using Slow Mode, you can basically think of this Perk as picking up a few extra Stim Pack charges. In other words, it’s incredibly powerful.

2023 May 1, Matthew Byrd, “Jedi Survivor: Where to Find the Most Powerful Perks”, in Den of Geek!:

(science fiction, video games) A medicine, device, or similar item used to restore health or to relieve fatigue or pain.


mind break

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(fiction, chiefly pornography) Dramatic loss of rational thought after excessive sexual abuse.


M-She-U

Blend of MCU + she. Most likely popularized by the YouTube channel Nerdrotic.

(fandom slang, derogatory, Internet slang) The Marvel Cinematic Universe, perceived by fans to be too feminist or left-wing.

Hollywoke

Hollywood films being perceived as overtly left-wing


airsuit

... and in a paroxysm of fury clawed at the convict's airsuit as though he could rip the fabric apart with his bare hands.

1951, Martin Greenberg (editor), Travelers of Space, Volume 7, page 122:

Opening the forward hatch, he winched down the little platform flyer, loaded aboard a spare airsuit and spare tanks of oxygen, and without further ceremony set out for Thumbnail Gulch

1964, Jack Vance, The Star King, page 130:

He stopped removing his airsuit and pulled it back on again, all but the helmet, which he left lying on the ground.

2013, Gordon R. Dickson, The Pritcher Mass:

Spacemen call it an “airsuit liner” because it is made to fit under an airsuit and is padded and reinforced at the friction points.


archdivinity

One myth asserts that it was first used in designating the archdivinity of Yorubaland.

2004, Philip M. Peek, Kwesi Yankah, African Folklore: An Encyclopedia, page 833:

(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning divinity, particularly in a polytheistic system.


starline

At the gate terminals that serviced the various commercial passenger starlines, thousands of beings—humanoid and non—went about their business laboring in numerous capacities to keep the port operating smmothly, cleanly, and safely.

2007, Cory Williams, The Taking of Cyndriel's Hope, page 14:

Passengers transshipping to other starlines should go to the nearest routing desk at once.

2011, Robert Silverberg, The Silent Invaders:

These starlines are integral to the megacorporate business model, used for both transportation of raw materials and finished goods for all of the businesses within the corporate group.

(science fiction) A company that flies commercial starships.


UFOer

Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real.

1992, Spirited Women Book Company (publisher), At the Crossroads, page 48:

I claim to be a counseling psychologist, a UFO researcher, and a UFO experiencer (UFOer).

1995, American Society for Psychical Research (publisher), The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, volume 89, page 85:

People began meeting at certain spots at night to keep a lookout for more UFOs. They became known as skywatchers or UFOers.

2005, Chris Gethard, Weird New York, Your Travel Guide to New York's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets, page 25:

A small UFOer, whose badge said, "Billy Clark," spoke up. "But by your own criteria, many experiences of extraterrestrials are also real.

2016, Kenneth Clatterbaugh, The Freedom of Will, page 234:

unidentified flying object
unidentified flying object#English

(ufology, uncommon) Initialism of unidentified flying object experiencer (“a person who has witnessed a UFO or has established contact with its alien occupants”).


I-novel

en-noun

I-novel (countable and uncountable, plural I-novels)

Dazai's novels are largely fiction written in the I-novel spirit. What this means is that although the events described in the novels did not necessarily take place in Dazai's life, the novels as a whole essentially reflect the reality of his life and his feelings at the time, and as such they were accepted by critics and readers alike as confessional I-novels.

1983, Irena Powell, Writers and Society in Modern Japan, Springer, →ISBN, page 55:

A type of autofictional Japanese literary genre; a novel written in that genre.


dragonriding

Anne McCaffrey of Dragonflight fame, experienced relief noting that . . . “Leessa (was), for once, appropriately clad for dragonriding,” and finds it noteworthy that he had actually read her books!

1981, Richard Riehn, “[Book reviews] Wonderworks, Science Fiction and Fantasy Art, by Michael Whelan”, in Philip O[lcott] Stearns, editor, Fantasy Modeling, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Fantasy Modeling Inc., →OCLC, page 44, column 2:

He took hold of the leather harness and said, “I’m ready.” / “Good, Aarondar. It is . . . nice that you have acquired a taste for dragonriding.” Turiana snorted in amusement, and gathered herself for flying.

1986 December, R[hondi] A[nn] V[ilott] Salsitz, chapter 21, in Where Dragons Rule, New York, N.Y.: Signet, →ISBN, page 243:

Troll fights every Saturday, centaur roller derby Tuesday nights, zombie paintball every second Friday, unicorn jousting at Christmas and a dragonriding tournament in June.

2017 October 10, Jessica Townsend, “Welcome to Nevermoor”, in Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, Sydney, N.S.W.: Lothian, Hachette Australia, →ISBN, page 83:


moege

Borrowed from Japanese 萌(も)えゲー (moegē), a combination of 萌(も)え (moe, “moe”) and ゲー (gē), a shortening of ゲーム (gēmu, “game”), itself from English game.

jp: >>3703876 Look, even Swan Song and Sayonara wo Oshiete are a moege under that standard.

2009 November 10, @4chanbot, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

Annd more hscenes. These days most good moeges have been mixing up moe with plenty of ero to go with it.

2013 July 20, @erogethoughts, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

Felt like Nakahiro tried to write a plot intensive title with a moege style which I guess can work with some people, not with me

2014 August 3, @HadlerER, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

Fault Milestone is nice and short. It's not a moege but it's cute and the world building is raw kino swag

2019 October 23, @FarisHalawa1, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

I don’t wanna go to work, I just wanna stay home and continue reading Riddle Joker. I’m having waaay too much fun with it, ;w;
I always knew I would love reading a moege, but I didn’t think I’d love it *this* much.

2023 December 15, @moemoepurest, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

(video games, Internet) A kind of Japanese visual novel featuring moe content, including cute characters and art style.


slow-burn

en-adj

slow-burn (comparative more slow-burn, superlative most slow-burn)

more slow-burn (comparative)
most slow-burn (superlative)

Clarke and Lexa's slow-burn romance—and the fan fiction that Vi devoured about it —led to her joining Tumblr and starting to write her own fanfic.

2018, Jessica Spotswood, The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls, unnumbered page:

Since most respondents who prefer slow-burn fics are on the asexual spectrum, this is not surprising, as they are less likely to desire sexual experiences with others in general.

2018, Lindsay Mixer, "'And Then They Boned': An Analysis Of Fanfiction And Its Influence On Sexual Development", thesis submitted Humboldt State University, page 48

Slow burn fics, for instance, can go as far as having seventy thousand words before the character pairing even interacts.

2020, Shania O'Brien, "The horny POV: Evolution of modern fanfiction", Honi Soit (University of Sydney), Week 5, Semester 5 (2020), page 18

(idiomatic) Emerging or unfolding slowly or gradually.

(fiction, fandom slang, of a romantic relationship) Developing slowly over the course of the story.


nanopunk

/ˈnænəʊˌpʌŋk/

Nanopunk: Nanotechnology is the driving technology here. With nanofacs on every street corner, almost any TL6 item can be had for almost nothing. Even the lowest of street scum can easily beg enough for a warm coat and can eat fairly well. Neal Stephenson's _The_Diamond_Age_ is likely the definitive work here, and suggests a basic plot: some street urchin accidentally gets hold of an incredibly powerful artifact, and various powerful groups try to take it from her.

1998 September 11, Michael C. Martin, “GURPS: Space 1889”, in rec.games.frp.gurps (Usenet):

IF YOU’RE NOT hell-bent on immortality, a transhumanist, a subscriber to Life Extension magazine, or an enthusiast of nanopunk (a subgenre, think cyberpunk), you’re likely dismissing the Freitas nanorobots as a Trekkie fantasy. That would put you in the vast majority of humanoids. Even among most nano-savvy scientists and physicians, Freitas’ ideas are too far off, too speculative to merit serious consideration.

2012, Josh Schonwald, The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches from the Future of Food, HarperCollins, page 273:

Sequels are dieselpunk, covering the 1930s to the 1950s; atompunk, landing in the period 1945-1965, post-modern cyberpunk; and biopunk and nanopunk, both having been inspired by newly emerging technologies.

2012, Thaddeus Tinker [i.e., Thomas Willeford], “The Front Page” (chapter 1), in The Steampunk Gazette, volume 1, Barron's Educational Series, Beyond Steampunk, page 11:

@Pingukittieh2 A GOOD scify should have an element of horror to it, I think. The one I'm writing now is a nanopunk scify and its scary.

2014 July 13, @PetersSugarTits, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-08-17:

They have cyberpunk and nanopunk, soft and hard sci-fi, military and alternate history, space operas.

2015 July 10, Jessi Cape, “Books on Wheels”, in The Austin Chronicle, volume 34, number 45, page 27:

A science fiction genre that focuses on nanotechnology.


cyberprep

From cyber- + prep, as a response to cyberpunk.

Cyberprep is one answer to the Cyberpunk movement, a peachy keen one.

1987 May 1, Mark L. Blackman, APA-Filk, number 34, published 1987 April 23:

The cyberprep movement (such as it is, ha ha) takes as its motto: "Whatever you do, remember, be polite".

1987 September 27, Laurence R. Brothers, “Early Cyberpunk?”, in alt.cyberpunk (Usenet):

Cyberprep is thematically more optimistic, a broad difference expressed in small changes in the text, such as the likelihood chat body modification in a cyberprep work is done for the sake of aesthetics, rather than function or need. Put simply, cyberprep offers “a slick, clean, rosy view of the future to contrast cyberpunk's dirty, grim dystopias” (Bell 4).

2014, Tanya R. Cochran, Sherry Ginn, Paul Zinder, editors, The Multiple Worlds of Fringe: Essays on the J.J. Abrams Science Fiction Series, McFarland & Company, Inc., pages 156-157:

(science fiction) A subgenre of science fiction which, like cyberpunk, focuses on technological advancements, but presents life as utopian and leisure-driven rather than gritty and dangerous (as in cyberpunk).


super deformed

Borrowed from Japanese スーパーデフォルメ (sūpādeforume), from スーパー (sūpā, “super-”) + デフォルメ (deforume, “stylistic distortion”).

ja-r

(anime, manga) In Japanese caricature, drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads.


She Who Must Not Be Named

Alternative spelling of She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named


altersex

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https://anunnakiray.com/2017/01/21/intersex-vs-intergender-do-intersex-transexuals-exist/ Altersex: A catch-all term consisting of alter, meant here as “different” or “another possibility,” and sex, referring to physiological primary and secondary sex characteristics.

https://medium.com/@pauljohnpoles/why-isnt-anyone-talking-about-subconscious-sex-db5bd49aec30 “Altersex” could be another option, though it does not seem to specify whether one wants no sex characteristics, or a combination of female and male sex characteristics.

https://www.quora.com/Can-non-binary-people-get-gender-affirmation-surgery-How-would-that-work Take a transmasc non-binary AFAB person. They may get top surgery to better fit their gender. Maybe look into altersex if you’re talking about bottom surgery.

(of an individual) Having any of a variety of acquired conditions in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes by choice. this word can be used to fictional condition.


Avada Kedavra

en-verb

Avada Kedavra (third-person singular simple present Avada Kedavras, present participle Avada Kedavra-ing, simple past and past participle Avada Kedavra'd or Avada Kedavraed)

Avada Kedavras (present singular third-person)
Avada Kedavra-ing (participle present)
Avada Kedavra'd (participle past)
Avada Kedavra'd (past)
Avada Kedavraed (participle past)
Avada Kedavraed (past)

Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
Killing Curse

Verbalization of the incantation of the Killing Curse in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Rowling has stated that it is from Aramaic עַבְדָא כְּדַבְרָא (avda kedavra, literally “what was said has been done”), calling it “the original of abracadabra, which means ‘let the thing be destroyed’”; compare Hebrew עַבְרָא כְּדַבְרָא (avra kedavra, literally “what was said has come to pass”). In fact, a relationship of these terms with abracadabra (of unknown origin) has been suggested, but there is little supporting evidence.

bor

עַבְדָא כְּדַבְרָא

cog

עַבְרָא כְּדַבְרָא

There isn’t much point in trying to attack this, the final installment in the epic saga of Harry Potter; everyone in the civilized world has already seen it, and all of the die-hard HP fans won’t accept even the slightest criticism of the movies, save for the degree to which they differ from the books. However, at the time of this writing, HP-fever has died down and I can now give this movie a fair examination, free from the scornful “avada kedavra-ing” of fanboys and fangirls.

2011 August 16, Kevin Kryah, “Harry ends on a high note”, in Samantha Strong, editor, Cub Reporter, volume 63, number 1, Indianapolis, Ind.: Lawrence Central High School, page 13, column 1:

If Harry Potter was a vicious hooligan, we’d quite happily accept Voldermort^([sic]) Avada-Kedavra-ing him.

2012, Charlie Wilson, A Seriously Useful Author’s Guide to Writing a Marketable Book, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 136:

If I was Harry Potter, I would have Avada Kedavraed your ass straight into hell.

2013, J.C. Daniels [pseudonym; Shiloh Walker], chapter 10, in Broken Blade (Colbana Files), →ISBN, part 1 (Broken):

There are challenges — like Ravenclaw egos, Voldemort’s avada kedavra-ing, the Malfoys’ bullying, the stress of exams and the frigidity of weather which can make lecture halls seem more like igloos — but these challenges become much more manageable when undertaken alongside others with whom one identifies and empathizes.

2013 November 6, David Shuck, “The weather outside doesn’t have to be frightful”, in André Rouillard, editor, The Vanderbilt Hustler, volume 125, number 44, page 6, column 3:

“One day I walked into my classroom to find every single student snoring. The noise…I finally snapped. I waved my hand and turned them all into blue-footed bubis**.” / News traveled across campus quickly, eliciting an immediate response from both faculty and students. / “I love it!” said one professor who wished not to be named. “That’s thinking outside the box! Personally, I would have avada kedavra’d the whole lot of them. But I suppose it’s a start.”

2016 April 1, Skeeter Reeter bo Beeter [pseudonym], “Professor Rewarded for Taking Revenge on Slacking Students”, in The Wilson Bullboard, Chambersburg, Pa.: Wilson College, page 4, columns 2–3:

Voldemort remains a performer throughout the entire series, and his theatricality becomes his predictability (though he learns enough to Avada Kedavra Harry immediately in Deathly Hallows and go through the theatrics after the threat has been nullified).

2018, Irvin Khaytman, “Albus Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix”, in The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, 2nd edition, Story Spring Publishing, →ISBN:

Theme park lines occupy – or, really, are – a special place in hell, especially the ones in Central Florida, where standing under the Florida sun usually results in enough back sweat to fill a kiddie pool. One place, though, stops us from Avada Kedavra-ing ourselves – the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. With meticulous attention to detail and the Harry Potter canon, Universal engineers have created immersive waiting areas that are just as magically engaging as the ride itself.

2018 August 22–28, “Best Magical Queue”, in Jessica Bryce Young, editor, Best of Orlando 2018 (Orlando Weekly), Orlando, Fla.: Euclid Media Group, page 137:

He is standing again, pacing around the apartment lobby, scared, like some wizard is going to Avada Kedavra him into oblivion.

2019 August 28, Emily Roach, Rebecca Rahme, “Adrian”, in The Uprising, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN:

Have faith in yourself, Jane. You are more dangerous than you know. / I tried to believe that. Of course, it would have been easier to believe if not for the fact I had to turn into a deer to duck out of the way of Jones pulling out a wand then firing glowing balls of hellish fire at me. / “You are not going to Avada Kedavra me, Hermione!” I shouted. / Alex engaged Visigoth in battle and it was hard to tell who was winning, since the two thousand-year-old vampire moved faster than the eye could see.

2021, C. T. Phipps, Michael Suttkus, “A Nightmare on Elk Street”, in The Bright Falls Mysteries Saga, Mystique Press, →ISBN:

(transitive, intransitive, humorous) To use the Killing Curse from the Harry Potter series on (someone), causing immediate death.


Belindia

Blend of Belgium + India, coined by Brazilian economist Edmar Bacha in the 1970s.

coin

In Belindia more than a fifth of the overall population simply lacked the means to purchase adequate food. In Belindia, moreover, the richest 20 percent of the population at the beginning of the '90s earned 32.5 times as much as the poorest 20 percent, “an inequality greater even than Bangladesh's.”

2010, Fredrick B. Pike, FDR's Good Neighbor Policy: Sixty Years of Generally Gentle Chaos, University of Texas Press, →ISBN:

Brazil has become Belindia, a term made up in the 1970s by economist Edmar Lisboa Bacha, to describe a fictitious country made up of Belgium and India, with the laws and taxes of a small rich state, and the social reality of a large, poor nation.

2022 January 26, Naiara Galarraga Gortázar, “Nearly 20 years on since famous snapshot of inequality in Brazil, little has changed”, in El País:

A hypothetical country combining traits of both Belgium and India.


Sun Wukong

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 孫悟空 /孙悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng, literally “Sun Awakened-to-Emptiness”).

bor

(Chinese mythology) A fictional anthropomorphic monkey with various abilities and magical powers best known for being one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, and is revered as a deity by some Buddhists and most Taoists.


Oldspeak

From old + speak, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Standard English
Standard English#English


Selenian

(chiefly science fiction) An inhabitant of the Moon.


two slips of latinum

A play on two cents and its variants. From latinum, which was featured in many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) as a precious material used by Ferengi and others as a medium of exchange. Although a liquid in its natural state, it was enclosed for convenience in gold casings of standardized size, called slips.

Hey, at least we don't have an embarrasing royal family here! And don't worry--Pat Buchanan cannot and will not last as a viable candidate. […] Just my two slips of latinum on THAT non-"Trek" matter...

1996 February 21, Philip Richard Yabut, “Re: Anyone else for the Star Fleet Academy story?”, in rec.arts.startrek.current (Usenet):

This has been rattling around in my head for a while; I think I'm ready to toss it out for inspection. […] My 2 slips of latinum... Comments and arguments very welcome, y'all...

1997 December 16, ASCEM, quoting Greywolf the Wanderer, “An Interesting Question, re Slash vs. Gay Fiction”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(idiomatic, Star Trek fandom slang) Synonym of two cents (“one's opinion or thoughts”).


steamfunk

Blend of steampunk + funk. Popularized by the 2013 short story anthology Steamfunk! co-edited by Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade.

By reimagining the past, Nisi Shawl’s steamfunk novel “Everfair” soars towards a feminist, afrofuturist vision of liberational technology.

2016 November 19, Ida Yoshinaga, Lynette James, “Labors of Hope and Liberation: Nisi Shawl’s Steamfunk Novel “Everfair””, in Los Angeles Review of Books:

(science fiction) A subgenre of science fiction that combines elements of steampunk with a focus on Black culture and Afrofuturism.


hackware

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(computing, chiefly science fiction) Software used for hacking (circumventing security measures).


mavka

(Slavic mythology, mythology) In Ukrainian folklore, a forest spirit who lures men to their deaths.


zaratan

Ultimately from Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān, “crab”), possibly via Spanish zaratán.

[…]turtle known as zaratans. Living for millennia, these slow-moving gentle giants dine exclusively on sea […] a zaratan's shell grows ever more complex as it ages.

2019 June 18, Lindsay Cibos-Hodges, Jared Hodges, Draw Baby Beasties: Create Little Dragons, Unicorns, Mermaids and More, Penguin, →ISBN, page 86:

[…] turtle—a zaratan. On the zaratan's back were hundreds of tiny green frogs nestled in the seaweed, with bat wings and long reptile tails.

2019 October 8, Megan Linski, Alicia Rades, Hidden Legends, The Air Omen, Crystallite Publishing:

[…] from the colossal zaratan that cruises the seas to the gigantic roc that rules the skies or the deadly basilisk that haunts the ruins of ancient cities.

2023 September 7, Emily Hawkins, A Natural History of Magical Beasts, →ISBN, page 54:

(mythology) In Arabic folklore, an extremely large (sea) turtle, the shell of which resembles an island.


pro-shitter

pro-shitters after saying blatantly transphobic and ableist bullshit to "le epically own the antis trolololol" /nbh

Pro-shitters will be like “listen to Chinese people and try to see things from a Chinese cultural perspective for once!! 🤬” when it comes to defending incest, but not when a character is blatantly lesbian-coded.

2023 July 27, Adrian A. Stone, anonymous quotee, The Antagonistic Anatomy of Anti-shippers: A Thematic Analysis (master's thesis), New York, N.Y.: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, archived from the original on 2024-04-21:

(fandom slang, derogatory, vulgar) A pro-shipper (“one who supports a ship or shipping deemed problematic”).


Sylki

The episode’s only action scene is a brief but exciting flurry of blades, which ends in a touching moment that all Sylki shippers out there I’m sure enjoyed greatly [...]

2021 July 14, Simon Cardy, “Loki: Episode 6 Review”, in IGN:

However, Loki fans are all about that romance, and the fourth episode in the currently unfolding Season 2 has “Sylki” lovers swooning after the Trickster God attempted to confess his love by surprisingly bringing a moment from Thor full circle.

2023 October 27, Mike Redmond, “Tom Hiddleston Brought A Moment From ‘Thor’ Full Circle, And ‘Loki’ Fans Are Swooning”, in Uproxx:

At least, this is the dilemma facing Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) in the Disney+ series Loki, having spent most of Season 2 at odds. But don't worry Sylki fans, this new dynamic is all part of the plan.

2023 November 3, Arezou Amin, “'Loki' Season 2 Writer Answers a Big Question—Is Sylki a Romance?”, in Collider:

Let’s get the obvious point out of the way first: Sylvie fans (and Sylki shippers) have been waiting all season for this date. It was first hinted at in a leaked set photo of Loki and Sylvie standing by her truck, and teased again in a trailer.

2023 November 3, Julia Glassman, “Let’s Unpack That Loki/Sylvie Scene in ‘Loki’ Episode 5”, in The Mary Sue:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Loki and Sylvie from the television series Loki.


puppygirl

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(Japanese fiction) A female fictional character who has a dog's ears, tail, or other canine characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.


iyashikei

Borrowed from Japanese 癒(いや)し系(けい) (iyashikei).

(Japanese fiction) A genre of slice of life fiction, portraying characters living out peaceful lives in calming environments, intended to have a healing effect on the audience.


shuttlebay

From shuttle + bay, the word originally appeared in Star Trek, but has since appeared in a variety of other science-fiction and fantasy contexts.

SET THE SHUTTLECRAFT'S LOCATION TO THE SHUTTLEBAY;

1978, Roger Garrett, The Complete Star Ship: A Simulation Project, Dilithium Press, page 99:

[…] human shapes could be seen using floaters to shift containers from building to shuttlebay and vice versa.

1980, Alan Dean Foster, Cachalot, Ballantine Books, page 31:

The shuttlebay workers were gathered in front of the intranet screen, waiting for news.

2005, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowel The Opal Deception, page 200:

(science fiction) A part of a starship in which space shuttles are kept.


hedge witch

* (type of witch): Circa 1990s. From hedge (“boundary”) + witch, where the boundary is that separating this world from the spirit world, which is traversed during hedge riding. Possibly coined or popularised by Rae Beth (1990) Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft, London: Robert Hale, →ISBN.
* (fantasy): Circa 1980s. From hedge (“third-rate”) + witch. Compare hedge priest, hedge wizard.

"You're a magician, right?" he asked, trying to recapture the moment.
Moira shrugged. "In a small way. I am a hedge witch."
"That's interesting. What does a hedge witch do?"
"What do I do? Oh, herbs and simples. A little healing. Some weather magic. I try to warn of dangers, find lost objects and strayed animals."

It was extremely rare, but not unheard of, for civilians to work up a spell or two on their own, but as far as Quentin knew they never got into anything serious. Real magicians called them hedge witches.

2009, Lev Grossman, The Magicians, volume 1:


xenoarcheological

en-adj

xenoarcheological (comparative more xenoarcheological, superlative most xenoarcheological)

more xenoarcheological (comparative)
most xenoarcheological (superlative)

Penetrating scans have revealed large numbers of hollow, unpowered objects with dimensions of 3.14 by 12.56 by 28.26 meters circulating in the equatorial cloud bands. These objects appear to have "sails" or "wings" attached, allowing them to be borne aloft by Anjea's winds. While they are too deep to be reached for study, popular conjecture in xenoarcheological circles holds that they are "coffins" of an ancient race who laid their dead to rest in the gas giant.

2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2: Normandy Crash Site (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Anjea:

(science fiction) Of or pertaining to xenoarchaeology.


2.5D musical

Coined by Makoto Matsuda in 2014, when he established the Japan 2.5-Dimensional Musical Association.

(theater, drama) A type of modern Japanese musical theater production which adapts stories originally presented in a two-dimensional medium (anime, manga, or video games).


ghost bullet

People believe that a beast shoots "ghost bullets" when they ford a stream in Sihch'uan at any time except the winter months .

1968, Wolfram Eberhard, The Local Cultures of South and East China, page 195:

The leaves were used in the removal of ghost bullets " (supernatural objects that were shot into people by ghosts).

Pushing Teddy off, ignoring the part of him that mourned the loss—not the time, dumbass, not the time, ghosts were kind of a big fucking deal—he scrambled to his knees and looked at where the ghost had tried to put a ghost bullet in his brain.

"Somebody shot the doctor," the big police sergeant said. "It wasn't a ghost bullet; it was lead.

It was a ward against ghosts, but he was pretty sure it wasn't going to stop a ghost bullet.

2017, Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors, page 105:

He ain't shootin' ghost bullets, neither. Here's his slug.

2020, Kenneth Robeson, The Squeaking Goblin, page 66:

(folklore or fantasy) A supernatural bullet that wounds or kills a person, especially one that is shot by a supernatural assailant.

Hardy wondered what happened to you when you were hit with ghost bullets. Did they only kill ghosts, or could they work on the living, too?

2010, Scott Nicholson, Drummer Boy: A Supernatural Thriller:

All we have are ghost bullets —and as you saw with Mild Bill, ghost bullets do just fine against the undead.

2017, David Boop, Straight Outta Tombstone:

“How could you get hurt?” I asked. “You're not even corporeal.” “That gunslinger has ghost bullets,” Sheyenne said.

2018, Kevin J. Anderson, Services Rendered: The Case of Dan Shamble, Zombie PI:

(fantasy) A bullet that can hurt a ghost or undead creature.


puppyboy

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(slang) A boy or man who wears a dog costume and plays the role of a dog.


bunnyboy

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(slang) A boy or man who wears a bunny costume and plays the role of a bunny.


foxboy

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(fiction) A male fictional character who has a fox's ears, tail, or other fox-like characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.


foxgirl

/ˈfɔksˌɡɜːl/

/ˈfɔksˌɡɜɹl/

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(fiction) A female fictional character who has a fox's ears, tail, or other fox-like characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.


Sunflower

From sunflower, in reference to Sunny's name and Basil's flower crown.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Basil from the videogame Omori.


Sunburn

From sunburn, in reference to Sunny's name.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Aubrey from the videogame Omori.


Suntan

From suntan, in reference to Sunny's name and Kel's tanned skin.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Kel from the videogame Omori.


monkey paw

"Seems we were all living bad dreams," he said. "Wishes coming true in a monkey-paw way."

1995, Marcia Golub, Wish-bone, page 334:

It was Tom's monkey paw, that wish that he could be the provider in the family. Suddenly my father was dead and the gauntlet was passed to my oldest brother.

2003, Darren Greer, Tyler's Cape, page 120:

For obvious reasons, I didn't trust demon favors. I had to think quickly, something that wouldn't backfire. There was a lesson to be learned from that whole monkey paw deal.

(idiomatic, usually attributive) Alternative form of monkey's paw.


Sith

In him [Garry Cook] was distilled the very essence of the modern football executive – the Nike heritage, the mad expansionism, the sense that a major part of Manchester City's future lay in energy drink retail, and of course the laserlike focus on "the product" that resulted in him occasionally saying Manchester United when he meant Manchester City. He was the Premier League's most bungling Sith.

2011 September 8, Marina Hyde, “Manchester City's Garry Cook – a man for football's crazy times”, in The Guardian:

PAQ is a refreshing example of what “millennial snowflakes” are capable of. At the age of 20, these guys are conscious of their position of influence and they want to use it to enact positive change. “We’re the four musketeers,” says Elias. “The Avengers,” chimes in Shaq. “I would say we’re Jedis,” says Dex. “But I wear black so I can be a sith.”

2018 April 29, Juliana Piskorz, “‘We’re Top Gear for clothes’: the guys behind PAQ”, in The Guardian:

[Sean] Longstaff. [Dan] Burn. Joelinton. Miguel Almirón. Matt Ritchie. This is not, if we’re brutally honest, the stuff of evil empires. This is not a team the Siths would ever have put out, unless the Siths were trying to make a late burst for the Championship playoffs.

2023 February 26, Jonathan Liew, “Newcastle not yet an evil-empire side but cup final feels like a springboard”, in The Guardian:

(Star Wars) One of a fictional order of creatures from the Star Wars universe who represent the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi.


Sithlike

Sithlike (comparative more Sithlike, superlative most Sithlike)

more Sithlike (comparative)
most Sithlike (superlative)

When the stardust settles, [Ray] Park’s acting career awaits. And he’ll pursue it with Sithlike tenacity, he promises.

1999 June 25, Ian Spelling, “Ray Park turns Darth Maul into ‘Phantom Menace’ breakout role”, in The Daily News, volume 143, number 280, West Bend, Wisc., page A10:

Matters came to a head in the most striking and Sithlike manner, as Snoke attempted to persuade Kylo Ren to kill Rey. Instead, Kylo Ren carefully guarded his thoughts from his master, engineering events so his lightsaber cut Snoke in two – killing his master in a surprise blow.

2024 May 13, Thomas Bacon, “Kylo Ren May Not Be A Sith, But He Followed The Rule Of Two Better Than Darth Vader”, in Screen Rant:

Resembling or characteristic of the Sith.


xenogenetics

(science fiction) A fictional science, concerned with the study of genetic makeup of extraterrestrial species.


non-Newtonian drive

(science fiction) A device that can generate thrust without accelerating matter in the opposite direction.


autopaizuri

en-noun

autopaizuri (plural autopaizuri or autopaizuris)

autopaizuri (plural)
autopaizuris (plural)

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(pornography) An act or instance of paizuri on oneself; sexual stimulation on the penis using one's breasts.


Korean sauce

This one's safe from Korean sauce, don't worry.

(manhwa, euphemistic, derogatory) Elements of a storyline in a manhwa webtoon commonly perceived as deviant or repulsive to Western audiences; typically involving netorare, incest or rape.


imbunche

(folklore) In Chilote folklore, a deformed humanoid monster that protects the entrance to a warlock's cave.


HoF

In 9:31 Dragon the HoF slew the Archdemon.

The HoF, if alive, is mentioned in DA2 and in DA:I, possibly quite a lot depending on their relationships with various NPCs.

The HoF is a character many have wanted to see return someday.

2024 October 16, Sapphic_Copper, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) Initialism of Hero of Ferelden; the player character in Dragon Age: Origins.


Fontcest

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From font + -cest, since both characters are named after fonts.

(fandom slang) The incestuous ship of brothers Sans and Papyrus from the video game Undertale.


Disney adult

The "Disney adult" became code for a certain type of human, generally childless, with disposable income, an unsophisticated palette, who was overly "theatrical" and overly enthusiastic. Essentially, a golden retriever with a credit card, most likely a Disney Visa.

2024, Jennifer A. Kokai, Tom Robson, Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 129:

(sometimes derogatory) An adult who is a devout fan of Disney, often to an extent that may seem excessive to others


futadom

futadom (countable and uncountable, plural futadoms)

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From futa + dom, short for domination or dominance.

(BDSM, Japanese pornography, uncountable) A sexual practice in which futanari dominate other people.

(BDSM, Japanese pornography, countable) A futanari dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.


inumimi

From Japanese 犬(いぬ)耳(みみ) (inumimi), from 犬(いぬ) (inu, “dog”) + 耳(みみ) (mimi, “ear”).

(Japanese fiction) A humanoid fictional character who possesses dog ears and/or tail.


Marigon

The real weirdest part of that is how it was apparently "a secret," yet Marigon still allowed the artist to not only complete the statue, but then put it on display.

I love Hunter Schafer! She would make a fierce Marigon in a live action adaptation

2023 March 13, PorscheUberAlles, Reddit:

D's presense also serves to strengthen this connection, as both the D twins and Marigon share the dual-self thing.

(Elden Ring fandom slang) Marika and Radagon as a single entity; the selfcest ship of Marika and Radagon.