Valentinesy

en-adj

Valentinesy (comparative more Valentinesy, superlative most Valentinesy)

more Valentinesy (comparative)
most Valentinesy (superlative)

From Valentine's (ellipsis of Valentine's Day) + -y.

suffix

ellipsis of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Valentine's Day</i>

I do find Valentine's Day slightly irritating, however, in the sense that single people seem encouraged to be depressed and couples jubilant. It is possible to be in a shitty relationship and to be happily by yourself. OK, those for whom the former is applicable may get to do Valentinesy things, but they've got to stick the rest of the year together.

2004 February 14, Rebecca Loader, “Re: Valentine's Day”, in alt.uk.a-levels (Usenet), message-ID <c0m418$18tfko$1@ID-34541.news.uni-berlin.de>:

Sela Ward’s thick red scarf, dirty gloves and brass bell — the traditional costume of the medieval leper — missed the mark at the 2003 Golden Globes. But don’t tell her that: ‘It’s fun and festive and Valentinesy and red,’ the former Once and Again star told Portable Altamont.

2005, Brian Joseph Davis, “The Worst Dressed at the Golden Globes”, in Portable Altamont, Coach House Books, →ISBN:

I'm showcasing a few of their more Valentinesy pieces because, well, it's February.

2007 February 2, Yahoo! Alerts, “Y! Alert: Google Blog Search: design”, in Financial Alert (Usenet), message-ID <45c329bd.103b5182.1370.ffff83f4SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com>:

Flora pulled on a pair of her favorite jeans, choosing a long-sleeve, pink-hearted shirt over the black turtleneck she really wanted to wear. Wrapping a yellow scarf around her neck, she stepped into her Wellies. She was not feeling very Valentinesy.

2016 February 3, Angela Hayes, “Chapter 12”, in Got Love?, Wild Rose Press, →ISBN:

But I preferred jeans over my church dresses, and I’d worn my favorite pale-pink thermal shirt, which I had reasoned was sorta Valentinesy.

2016 July 19, C.C. Payne, “Chapter 16”, in The Thing About Leftovers, Penguin Young Readers Group, →ISBN, page 108:

Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day

Characteristic of Saint Valentine's Day.


Hungarophobia

The hatred or fear of Hungary, Hungarian people or the Hungarian language.


crackship

From crack + ship, alluding to the erratic behaviour of crack cocaine users.

Moreover, in the more silly venues of fandom, some fans generate "crack ships," or nonsensical couplings, such as sensing chemistry between Bonnie/A Rock.

2015, Kristen J. Warner, The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting, unnumbered page:

We carve out little fiefdoms with the common love of a middle-aged actress, and we march up the gangplank to board our favorite crackship.

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

With rarepairs and crackships, it's the unlikeliness or even impossibility of their coming together that gets you going.

2019, "Thefudge", "The Marvelously Crafted", Lemon, 1 February 2019, page 49

(fandom slang) A ship that is canonically implausible, bizarre, or humorous.


Faberry

In fact, Faberry are the second most represented couple on the meme, however they still only represent 8.6% of all filled stories [Appendix 1].

2013 May, Hannah Ellison, “Submissives, Nekos and Futanaris: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Glee Kink Meme”, in Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, volume 10, number 1, page 115:

In doing so, the writers fail to create a suitable counterpart to Rachel Berry and the productive example the “Faberry” relationship could have provided is thwarted in favor of drama over boyfriends and tiaras.

2014, Kasey Butcher, “Gold Stars and Slushies: The High Cost for Overachieving Girls”, in Michelle Parke, editor, Queer in the Choir Room: Essays on Gender and Sexuality in Glee, page 195:

The way in which the Faberry fandom has taken what few obvious scenes of friendship the show has given them, and also reinterpreted other scenes between Faberry, displays just how important this couple has become to the fandom.

2015, Alexandra Louise Elizabeth Simpson, "Shipping The Margin To The Centre: Excavating Tumblr; Filling In The Self", thesis submitted to Texas A&M University, page 40

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Quinn Fabray and Rachel Berry from the television series Glee.


Swan Queen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


aro-ace

en-adj

aro-ace (comparative more aro-ace, superlative most aro-ace)

more aro-ace (comparative)
most aro-ace (superlative)

From aro (clipping of aromantic) + ace (clipping of asexual).

af

clipping of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">aromantic</i>

clipping of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">asexual</i>

However, when I came out as aro ace, my experience was one of being strongly 'othered'.

2017, Ariel Scott, “Stop Saying It's Asexual Because That's Not What It Means”, in ShOUT Zine, pages 11–12:

As an aro-ace college student, Sarah sometimes worries that her friendliness might be taken as flirtation.

2018 December 5, Miriam Francisco, “'Sounds Fake but Okay': Asexuality on Campus”, in The Michigan Daily, The University of Michigan, page 6B:

Vale turned over the rest of the way. "Ash, I'm aro-ace."

2019, Danika Stone, Switchback, unnumbered page:

(slang, neologism) Aromantic and asexual.


autochorissexual

en-adj

autochorissexual (comparative more autochorissexual, superlative most autochorissexual)

more autochorissexual (comparative)
most autochorissexual (superlative)

Coined by Anthony Bogaert in 2012, from auto- + χωρίς (khōrís, “without”) + -sexual, for a rough meaning of "without-self-sexual."

It is possible that some asexual individuals will also be autochorissexual in that they are not sexually attracted to anyone or anything, but may nonetheless require explicit stimuli to facilitate masturbation to orgasm.

2014 August, Morag A. Yule, Lori A. Brotto, Boris B. Gorzalka, “Sexual fantasy and masturbation among asexual individuals”, in The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, volume 23, number 2, page 93:

The fact that some asexuals masturbate, but separate this activity from images of themselves as sexual and from sexual fantasies, supports the notion that some asexuals might be autochorissexual (Bogaert, 2012).

2015, Parul Modi, "Do men and women with asexual identities show low category specificity in their patterns of sexual attraction and attention to male and female swimsuit models?", thesis submitted to California State University, Fullerton

For autochorissexual participants, kinks and fetishes were understood as part of an individual’s unique desires and fantasies, which were either undesirable – or impossible – to experience in real-life.

2019, Thom Winter-Gray, Nikki Hayfield, “'Can I be a kinky ace?': How asexual people negotiate their experiences of kinks and fetishes”, in Psychology & Sexuality:

(neologism) Experiencing sexual arousal or fantasies disconnected from oneself and/or without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.


autochorissexuality

Coined by Anthony Bogaert in 2012, from auto- + χωρίς (khōrís, “without”) + sexuality, for a rough meaning of "without-self-sexuality."

It is possible that some of our asexual participants are displaying paraphilic interest (including analloeroticism or autochorissexuality), although this should be investigated further in future research.

2017, Morag A. Yule, Lori A. Brotto, Boris B. Gorzalka, “Sexual Fantasy and Masturbation Among Asexual Individuals: An In-Depth Exploration”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 46, number 1:

Building on Bogaert’s (2012) notion of autochorissexuality, Morag Yule and her colleagues propose a further dimension: subjectivity/non-subjective.

2017, Paul L. Vasey, “Introduction to the Special Section: The Puzzle of Sexual Orientation: What Is It and How Does It Work?”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 46:

I’m sure as a researcher you are aware of autochorissexuality, that is, the lack of oneself in one’s fantasies.

2019, "Olivia", quoted in Thom Winter-Gray & Nikki Hayfield, "'Can I be a kinky ace?': How asexual people negotiate their experiences of kinks and fetishes", Psychology & Sexuality

(neologism) A sexual orientation characterized by a disconnect between the self and sexual arousal or fantasies, e.g. having sexual fantasies that do not involve oneself, or experiencing arousal without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.


autochorissexualism

Coined by Anthony Bogaert in 2012, from auto- + χωρίς (khōrís, “without”) + sexualism, for a rough meaning of "without-self-sexuality."

To test more formally some of these ideas on autochorissexualism and automonosexualism, more research needs to be done on the sexual fantasies of masturbating asexuals.

2015, Anthony F. Bogaert, Understanding Asexuality, page 120:

The qualitative data provided little support to the idea some asexual individuals in the ABDL community may display autochorissexualism.

2018, Brian D. Zamboni, Grace Madero, “Exploring asexuality within an adult baby/diaper lover community”, in Psychology & Sexuality, volume 9, number 2:

Whilst this response linked to autochorissexualism, Olivia described going further than being ‘identity-less’ and instead shifting their identity freely within a fantasy by playing a variety of roles.


zedsexual

zedsexual (comparative more zedsexual, superlative most zedsexual)

more zedsexual (comparative)
most zedsexual (superlative)

From zed + -sexual as a play on asexual, since the sexuality falls on the other side of the sexual spectrum from asexuality, as the letters "A" and "Z" are on opposite ends of the alphabet.

Most significantly, it was a time before zedsexual people started (en masse) appropriating ace educational materials and mainstream ace discourse to perpetrate and/or justify anti-ace sexual coercion and rape […]

2015, "Omnes et Nihil", "Situating This Zine & The Ace Sex Wars", F-ace-ing Silence, Issue 3, June 2015, page 5

But what about people who don't feel completely asexual or zedsexual?

2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT, unnumbered page:

Both asexual and zedsexual (non-asexual) people tend to experience different attractions on a spectrum of intensity, from none ever to all the attraction all the time, with many different nuanced levels in between.

2019, Jo Teut, "Integrating Asexuality: A is for Asexual in LGBTQIA+", New Directions for Community Colleges, Winter 2019, page 96

(neologism) Not asexual; experiencing sexual attraction to others.


Everthorne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Peeniss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Everlark

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

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


Bedward

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Olicity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Adoribull

"Adoribull" Homosexuality

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

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

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

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

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

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


Scallison

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

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

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

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

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

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


Stydia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Scira

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


Rizzles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Clexana

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Kurtofsky

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Emison

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Cophine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Tibette

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Hollstein

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


femslasher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Richonne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Klance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


McShep

I think she is the listmom for the McShep list.

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

Feel free to wax lyrical about McShep to me.

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

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

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

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


semi-shipper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


shippy

shippy (comparative shippier, superlative shippiest)

shippier (comparative)
shippiest (superlative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


shippiness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


anti-shipper

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

prefix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Albanophobia

From Albano- (“albanian”) + -phobia (“phobia”).
The French and German terms (albanophobie (“Albanophobia”) and Albanophobie (“Albanophobia”)) were even earlier used in Studia Albania in 1966 resp. in 1973.

confix

Fear, dislike of Albanians; prejudice, aversion towards the Albanian people or culture.


Kurdophobia

From Kurdo- (“kurdish”) + -phobia (“fear of”).

hostility, fear, intolerance or racism against the Kurdish people, culture, or language


Serbophobia

From Serbo- (“Serbian”) + -phobia (“fear of”).

hostility, fear, intolerance or racism against the Serbian people, culture, or language


Albanophilia

Admiration of Albania or of its language, culture and/or people (Albanians)


coronaphobia

And, as Weaver noted, there wasn't any toilet paper on the shelves—all due to what some are calling "coronaphobia".

2020 March 8, Charlie Smith, “B.C. MLA Andrew Weaver expresses his exasperation over a coronaphobia-induced run on toilet paper”, in Georgia Straight:

The global freezing (of economic activity) wrought by coronaphobia is shaking what has become an orthodoxy since the Global Financial Crisis that central banks are the new masters of the universe.

2020 March 16, Ben Ong, “The crash we have to have”, in Financial Standard, volume 18, number 5, page 28:

It came as a poll last week revealed two thirds of Brits were suffering from “coronaphobia” and were too scared to leave the house or return to work.

2020 May 3, Henry Holloway, “Lidl becomes ‘first supermarket to close a UK store due to coronavirus’ after staff struck down with bug”, in The Sun, UK:

If you think you might have coronaphobia, and one of your worries is that this problem is destined to be with you for life, keep this in mind: “Health anxiety can be transient,” Taylor says. “Just because you’re experiencing health anxiety during the pandemic doesn’t mean it’s going to become a long-term problem.” The key is to take steps now to manage it and prevent it from becoming entrenched.

2021 February 9, Stacey Colino, “‘Coronaphobia’: Covid anxiety has a name. Here’s how to cope.”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-01-10:

(neologism) Fear or hysteria caused by COVID-19 and the COVID-19 pandemic.


pre-slash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


non-shipper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


unnostalgically

en-adv

unnostalgically (comparative more unnostalgically, superlative most unnostalgically)

more unnostalgically (comparative)
most unnostalgically (superlative)

In an unnostalgic manner; not nostalgically.


unnostalgic

en-adj

unnostalgic (comparative more unnostalgic, superlative most unnostalgic)

more unnostalgic (comparative)
most unnostalgic (superlative)

He seems an unnostalgic journalist in comparison with that generation: he was not disgusted specifically with modern life, nor did he in the thirties hanker for a pre-industrial culture – as the modernists, following the Romantics, had.

1990, D. Jasper, C. Crowder, European Literature and Theology in the Twentieth Century: Ends of Time, Springer, →ISBN, page 107:

Pivotal to this unnostalgic remembrance is the insistence that Willoughby as he was experienced is Willoughby as he was, that no interpretive machinery can be brought to bear on these memories of his distress; the sense is that any ...

2001, Nicholas Dames, Amnesiac Selves: Nostalgia, Forgetting, and British Fiction, 1810-1870, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 49:

This is a terribly unnostalgic depiction of the implications of difficult living conditions on the Soussi's fundamental well-being (hunger) and sociability (difficult personality).

2008, Katherine E. Hoffman, We Share Walls: Language, Land, and Gender in Berber Morocco, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 130:

The film's poetic yet defiantly unnostalgic and deromanticized evocation of '68 thus marks a decisive move away from the ...

2011, J. Jackson, A. Milne, J. Williams, 5/1/1968: Rethinking France's Last Revolution, Springer, →ISBN, page 284:


Larry Stylinson

Blend of Louis Tomlinson + Harry Styles.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


throw a kiss

en-verb

throw a kiss (third-person singular simple present throws a kiss, present participle throwing a kiss, simple past threw a kiss, past participle thrown a kiss)

throws a kiss (present singular third-person)
throwing a kiss (participle present)
threw a kiss (past)
thrown a kiss (participle past)

(idiomatic) To kiss one's hand, then make a gesture as if one was throwing the kiss in a direction towards the recipient.


Jikook

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Varchie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Choni

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Bughead

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

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

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

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

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

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


WayHaught

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


aspec

For example, the aspec community developed words to define non-sexually and non-romantically driven relationships.

2017, Theresa Kenney, "Asexual Assemblages: Thinking Asexually About Sexual (Digital) Citizenship", paper submitted to McMaster University, page 33

Just like being disabled, it’s hard to explain being aspec to someone who’s never lived like I do.

2018, Sapphire Crimson Claw, “Existing And Defying Stereotypes As An A-Spec Disabled Person”, in The Asexual, volume 2, number 2, page 26:

Most of my friends know about my queerness, both being bi and being aspec, and also that I'm non-binary.

2020, K. B. Rainwater, quoted in "Have You Come Out To Your Friends About Your Orientations? Explain.", AVENues Newsletter, Spring 2020, page 15


gray asexual

Formed as an elaboration of gray-A shortly after that term's coining in 2006, more details at gray-A § Etymology.

They listened to me and didn't talk about my gender and sexuality issues when I didn't bring it up. They also never said anything rude or judged me for the alternative or feminine clothes I started to wear. (16, agender/man, grey-asexual/sensual, grey-aromantic, demisexual/sensual, demiromantic, sapiosexual/sensual, sapioromantic, lithsexual/sensual, lithromantic, quoiromantic.)

2017 February, Paul Byron, Sophia Rasmussen, Dani Wright Toussaint, Roanna Lobo, Kerry Robinson, Brett Paradise, ‘You learn from each other’: LGBTIQ Young People’s Mental Health Help-seeking and the RAD Australia Online Director, Sydney: Western Sydney University Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, →DOI, →ISBN, page 31:


Makorra

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Ziam

Team Ziam and Team Larry all the way!

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

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

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

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

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

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


Fuffy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Dair

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Chair

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

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

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

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

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


M/K

Initialism from the names Mulder and Krycek.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


C/P

Initialism from the names Chakotay and Paris.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Bubbline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Supercorp

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Spirk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Captain Swan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Scullyslash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


boyslash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


pouncy

en-adj

pouncy (comparative pouncier, superlative pounciest)

pouncier (comparative)
pounciest (superlative)


Bethyl

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Caryl

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Zutara

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Zuko


Jate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Jater

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

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

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

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

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

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


Skater

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

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

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

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

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


Suliet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


boys' love

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

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


bonnet ripper

Blend of bonnet + bodice ripper. From being a genre of romance having women wearing bonnets, and frequently shown on the covers wearing such; whose characters harken back to the historical settings of bodice rippers.

[…] or you're reading a bonnet ripper about Jebediah the Amish farmer casting his steely gaze at Abigail the spinster, […]

2018, “How to Be a Perfect Christian: Your Comprehensive Guide to Flawless Spiritual Living”, in The Babylon Bee, Crown Publishing Group:

The bonnet-ripper usually features a female protagonist who comes from an Amish or Mennonite background.

2017, Bernice M. Murphy, Key Concepts in Contemporary Popular Fiction, Edinburgh University Press:

In her article in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Valerie Weaver-Zercher, author of Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels, educates readers on the phenomenon of the bonnet ripper.

2015, Jack Holmes Jr., New in Anabaptist Studies, Johns Hopkins University Press:

The dubious appeal of the bonnet-ripper: "His warm, gentle lips moved over hers, and she returned the favor, until Hannah thought they might both take flight right then and there. Finally desperate for air, they parted."

2009, Michelle Legro, “Semi-sweet Wallace Shawn, Dining with John Irving”, in The New Yorker Magazine:

What do you get when you cross bodice rippers with Amish fiction? That’s right, bonnet rippers.

2013, Husna Haq, “'Bonnet rippers'? Amish romances are only gaining in popularity”, in Christian Science Monitor:

Bonnet Rippers. I LOVE it. An update on the bodice ripper, but so much more chaste.

2013, Rebecca Armstrong, “Bonnet rippers: a new kind of romantic fiction”, in The Independent:

A work in a genre of romantic fiction and Christian fiction that presents chaste representations of romantic love, where the most intimate action may be the removal of a bonnet or other similarly chaste actions. The genre is aimed at conservative devout Christian women, and frequently feature protagonists who are Amish, Mennonite, Quaker, Shaker, Puritan, or similar.


aceflux

If we asked five different people who each claimed one of the aforementioned identities (asexual, graysexual, aceflux, zedsexual and someone who experiences sexual attraction but not in high amounts) to each place themselves on the same spectrum, […]
[quoting someone else] I used a bracket to show how my aceflux identity exists between experiencing little to medium amounts of attraction.

2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABCs of LGBT+, s, unnumbered page:

[…] Responses of gray-asexual, ace, asexual, acroflux, aceflux, and demisexual [people] were collapsed into the category of “asexual.”

2016, Vern Harner, Risk Factors, Unmet Needs, and Perceived Service Needs of Gender/Sexual Minority Emerging Adults in Phoenix:

In the context of emergent taxonomy, asexuality, ace, the range or spectrum of asexual sensibilities, aceflux and even aromantic identities are not produced within a binary framework that would pivot between the asexual/sexual assigned against moral/immoral or proper/improper dichotomised stereotypes.

2018, Rob Cover, Emergent Identities: New Sexualities, Genders and Relationships in a Digital Era, unnumbered page:

Confused? My labels weren't meant for you. They were meant for me. (Aro/aceflux bisexual, Bigender, White)

2018, Kathleen Gallagher, The Methodological Dilemma Revisited: Creative, Critical and Collaborative Approaches to Qualitative Research for a New Era, Routledge, →ISBN:

I prefer websites, but most of my friends use apps. (24, female/non-binary, bisexual/demisexual/asexual spectrum/aceflux/aromantic)

2019, Paul Byron, “'Apps are cool but generally pretty pointless': LGBTIQ+ young people's mental health app ambivalence”, in Media International Australia, volume 171, number 1, page 58:

(LGBT, rare) Generally asexual, but sometimes experiencing varying degrees of sexual attraction and desire.


Garnet

Garnet (Steven Universe)
Garnet, California
Garnet, Michigan
Garnet, Montana
Garnet, Wisconsin

census-designated place
census-designated place

Riverside County
Riverside County#English

A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.

An unincorporated community in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States.

A ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States.

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

An unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.


skolioromantic

From Ancient Greek σκολιός (skoliós, “curved, bent”) + romantic, modelled after skoliosexual.

der

Luckily, I don’t have to have only one label—I can identify as homosexual and skolioromantic at the same time.

2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT+, page 154:

Skolio- refers to people who are romantically (skolioromantic) or sexually (skoliosexual) attracted to people of nonbinary genders.

2017, Paul Byron et al., ‘You learn from each other’: LGBTIQ Young People’s Mental Health Help-seeking and the RAD Australia Online Directory, Young and Well CRC, Western Sydney University, page 60:

Some authors on asexuality have attempted to create subcategories of aesthetic attractions as well. Julie Sondra Decker describes the variants of aesthetic attraction on the basis of specific traits, with sub-labels including androromantic, gyneromantic, skolioromantic or ambiromantic, pomoromantic, lithromantic (Decker, 2014, 21).

2023, Maya Ghosh Lisbin, A-Spec: Conceptualizing asexual identity, experience and phenomenological form, Brandeis University (thesis), page 30:

Romantically attracted to transgender or non-binary and genderqueer people.


mottephobia

Probably from German Motte (“moth”) + -phobia.

[> I quite liked the big butterflies but another member of staff freaked out and covered himself as much as he could head to toe, wearing his coat all of the time, it was very warm in there and were advised not to wear coats]
Perhaps he suffers with *mottephobia* ...was his name Ron? :-))

2004 October 29, Gareth, “Re: Butterfly farm...”, in free.uk.btinternet.chatter.refugees (Usenet):

Mottephobia is the term used to describe the intense fear of moths and more in general of butterflies. […] In severe cases, panic attacks are triggered in mottephobia sufferers if they simply view a picture or even think of a moth. […] This study presents a novel augmented reality based environment for exposure therapy to mottephobia.

2011, Andrea F. Abate, Michele Nappi, Stefano Ricciardi, “AR Based Environment for Exposure Therapy to Mottephobia”, in Randall Shumaker, editor, Virtual and Mixed Reality – New Trends: International Conference, Virtual and Mixed Reality 2011. Held as Part of HCI International 2011 […] Proceedings, Part I, Berlin: Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 3–4:

Fear of flying moths (and less commonly butterflies) is a common phobia (mottephobia), though it is less widespread than fear of spiders (arachnophobia).

2013, Whitney Cranshaw, Richard Redak, Bugs Rule!: An Introduction to the World of Insects, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 341:

An irrational fear of moths or butterflies.


biamorous

en-adj

biamorous (comparative more biamorous, superlative most biamorous)

more biamorous (comparative)
most biamorous (superlative)

It is my belief that love, sex, and friendship are different and independent and that you can desire any combination of those with any person. It is no shock to me that you may be bisexual, but not biamorous.

1994 November 17, Wayne Bryant, “Re: Serious question”, in soc.bi (Usenet):

I tend to say "biamorous" for that sort of situation. There have certainly been times when I was monosexual but biamorous, and I'm sure there will be more of them. Sexual and amorous identity can be a very fluid thing.

2001 October 9, cynical innocent, “Re: [URL]”, in alt.callahans (Usenet):

(rare) Open to having a romantic relationship with both males and females; biromantic.


Spangel

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


androromantic

Coordinate term: gyneromantic

There are also romantic identities that exist outside of the gender binary and consist of: androromantic (attracted to male-identified persons), gyneromantic/gynoromantic (attracted to female-identified persons), and transromantic (attracted toward transgender persons, i.e., male-to-female or female-tomale individuals).

2016, Sarah M. Steelman, Katherine M. Hertlein, “Underexplored Identities: Attending to Asexuality in Therapeutic Contexts”, in Journal of Family Psychotherapy, volume 27, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 89:

Gabriel – androromantic¹⁷⁸ gender-queer half-Pole, half-Mexican. Grew up in Mexico City, moved to Kraków to attend university (Slavic languages).

2019 May 27, Anna Jastrzembska, From invisibility to political witch-hunt: The influence of everyday marginalization on the sense of Polish and European belonging among the LGBTQ+ minority in Poland (Master's Degree thesis), Lund University – Masters of Arts Program in European Studies, page 30:

Romantically attracted to men, male-identified persons, or masculinity.


gyneromantic

From Ancient Greek γῠνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + romantic.

Coordinate term: androromantic

Whereas most of the sample identified as heterosexual (89%), sexual minorities made up about ten percent; 3.3% identified as gay; 1.9% identified as lesbian; 4.8% identified as bisexual; one individual identified as “gyneromantic/demisexual,” while another identified as “pansexual.”

2013 Fall, Julio Montanez, At the Frontlines of the Kulturkampf: Social Policy Positions of Undergraduate Students at a Large University in the Southeastern United States (Honors (B.A.) thesis), Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida – College of Sciences, The Burnett Honors College – Honors in the Major Program in Political Science, page 89:

Romantically attracted to women, female-identified persons, or femininity.


lithromantic

From lith- (“stone”) + romantic, invoking the LGBT meaning of stone (“willing to give but not receive pleasure”), as in stone butch.

They listened to me and didn't talk about my gender and sexuality issues when I didn't bring it up. They also never said anything rude or judged me for the alternative or feminine clothes I started to wear. (16, agender/man, grey-asexual/sensual, grey-aromantic, demisexual/sensual, demiromantic, sapiosexual/sensual, sapioromantic, lithsexual/sensual, lithromantic, quoiromantic.)

2017 February, Paul Byron, Sophia Rasmussen, Dani Wright Toussaint, Roanna Lobo, Kerry Robinson, Brett Paradise, ‘You learn from each other’: LGBTIQ Young People’s Mental Health Help-seeking and the RAD Australia Online Director, Sydney: Western Sydney University Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, →DOI, →ISBN, page 31:

His sexuality could also be interpreted as lithoromantic, akoiromantic or apromantic, considering that he does not want or need the sexual attraction he has for Valbar to be reciprocated, highlighting sub-asexual identity spectrums that don't usually find themselves represented in video games.

2018 February 16, Tom Buckland, “Forge Games' Top 5 LGBT+ Characters”, in Forge Press, University of Sheffield, page 19:

Experiencing romantic attraction without a need or desire for reciprocation.


shippery

shippery (comparative more shippery, superlative most shippery)

more shippery (comparative)
most shippery (superlative)

I'm a noromo. I mostly care about the story. I don't pick up on or remember shippery things that Mulder and Scully do with each other during the ep that don't advance the story.

2000 June 13, laura capozzola, “Re: Noromos, help me understand...”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(fandom slang) Related to, characteristic of, or appealing to a shipper (a person who ships characters).


ragebait

From rage + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response). Compare rage farm.

af

Even before I spoke with the political scientists, Nerst contended that a better understanding of today’s online argumentation would help people cope with its excesses. “Most people really are tired of shouting matches and want more nuance (according to surveys etc.),” he wrote to me, “and I hope we will develop some cultural immunity towards ragebait and hyperzealotry soon. […]”

2019 April 7, Jesse Singal, “The New Science of How to Argue—Constructively”, in The Atlantic:

Donald Trump and Republicans understand this potent combination of content creation and shamelessness. Whether it’s weekend tweets by the president or Rudy Giuliani’s constant availability to journalists and Fox News hosts, Trumpists flood the zone with misinformation or ragebait.

2019 November 1, Charlie Warzel, “Can Democrats Compete With Trump’s Twitter Feed?”, in The New York Times:

Beware ragebait, social media that traffic in fear
Does that Facebook post make your blood boil? Or does it make you fearful of the future? Those are two of the reddest flags out there. But there are more.

2019 December 12, Jessica Guynn, “Facebook disinformation in the 2020 presidential election: What you can do to stop its spread”, in USA Today:

On any given day, those who get their news from the loudest voices on the right—Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Breitbart News—are bombarded with partisan propaganda, conspiracy theories, and cynical rage-bait.

2020 January 31, McKay Coppins, “The Conservatives Trying to Ditch Fake News”, in The Atlantic:

The whole thing sounds Trumpian because it is. The Trump campaign was unabashed in 2016 and beyond about its plan to “flood the zone” with garbage or ragebait. The strategy worked in part because it engaged and energized his base.

2020 February 13, Charlie Warzel, “Mike Bloomberg Is Hacking Your Attention”, in The New York Times:

So what, precisely, is the new Trump campaign leadership going to do differently? Is there some brilliant stratagem just waiting to be discovered and executed? ¶ Of course not. They’ll keep pumping out those Facebook ads, which will bombard voters who already support him with endless ragebait.

2020 July 16, Paul Waldman, “Trump reshuffles his campaign. If only he could reshuffle himself.”, in The Washington Post:

(Internet, derogatory) Website content which relies on headlines provoking anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.


snitter

en-verb

snitter (third-person singular simple present snitters, present participle snittering, simple past and past participle snittered)

snitters (present singular third-person)
snittering (participle present)
snittered (participle past)
snittered (past)

She snittered once briefly, like a horse neighing, and cut it short. Glancing at her, Charlie saw her lips twisting nervously in an attempt to suppress the laughter which showed beneath her composure like a kitten under a coverlet.

1966, William McIlvanney, Remedy is None, page 44:

He started snittering. He sounded like he thought it was funny.

2001, Basil Copper, No Flowers for the General, page 12:

(intransitive) To giggle in a suppressed manner; to titter.


pediculophobia

From Latin pēdīculus (“louse”) + -phobia.


finger heart

A heart shape formed with the tips of the thumb and index finger (🫰). It originates in South Korea.


en-proverb

what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over

Problems and losses that do not reach the attention cause no worries and no grief.


child diddler

(slang, derogatory) Synonym of kiddy fiddler


spiderphobia

There are many kinds of spiders, ladies and gentlemen, besides the two that crawled up King Richard’s arm. There is the little grey spider, the larger brown spider, the still bigger yellow spider, and the monstrous black spider—the last named of which sometimes grows to the size of a young frying-pan; and, should it happen to bite you, you die of spiderphobia in less than two shakes of a lobster’s liver.

1859, Elbridge Gerry Paige, New Patent Sermons, Machine Poetry, N. Y.: Frederic A. Brady, page 274:

Barney cautioned him not to speak of spiders in my presence because I was afflicted with a strange fear, sort of a spiderphobia, that made it a dangerous subject for me to hear discussed.

He was a victim of arachnephobia^([sic]) or spiderphobia.

1959, Science Digest, page 81, column 2:

There must be a word for people who had spiderphobia although Norman couldn’t in his wildest imaginings even bring himself to even look^([sic]) at the word spider.

1993, David Evans, A Cat in the Tulips, Millivres Books, →ISBN, page 51:

Esther tried for years to rid Nell of her spiderphobia.

1999, Caeia March, Spinsters’ Rock, The Women’s Press, →ISBN, page 170:

“The experiment is to see if you can use VR as a treatment. So, to some extent, we’re just basically trying to treat her for spiderphobia, and at the same time we’re trying to learn from her experience whether this is an effective medium.”

1999, Fred Moody, The Visionary Position: The Inside Story of the Digital Dreamers Who Are Making Virtual Reality a Reality, Times Books, →ISBN, page 5:


missionary zeal

to do something with missionary zeal


fusspottery

(informal) The habit of making a fuss, particularly about trivial things.


unicorn hunter

en:Austrogomphus cornutus
en:Unicorn hunting

Someone who invests in startups that may become unicorns (startups whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars).


cold robbies

Coined by American cartoonist Walt Kelly in his comic strip Pogo (derived from a mispronunciation of kohlrabi)

Lt. Mary Sue found out that the men who had beamed down were seriously stricken by the jumping cold robbies, Mary Sue less so.

1973, Paula Smith, “A Trekkie's Tale”, in Menagerie, 2, p. 6:

(humorous) An uncertain, mysterious ailment


Calzona

And as long as they were together, Calzona (Callie + Arizona) were a model couple.

2016, Claudia Riconda, Grey’s Pride: How Grey’s Anatomy Has Changed Our Lives, unnumbered page:

As for Ramirez, she'd debut on CBS's Madam Secretary a year and a half later, and with a new look that restored the pulses of Calzona fans everywhere.

2021, Lesley Goldberg, quoted in Lynette Rice, How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy, unnumbered page

Javi also delivered a eulogy memorializing the breakup of Calzona and their sapphic love.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins from the television series Grey's Anatomy.


allophilia

en-noun

allophilia (countable and uncountable, plural allophilias)

/ˌæləˈfɪliə/

The quality of having positive intergroup attitudes, i.e., positive attitudes towards outgroup members, those with characteristics different from one's own, such as people of different races, religions, cultures, etc.


love conquers all

Calque of Latin Omnia vincit amor, from Eclogue X by Virgil.Wikisource ˡᵃ

I used to believe love conquers all / 'Cause that's what's seen in movies

2013, “Someone Else”, performed by Miley Cyrus:

Love is a powerful force that overcomes all obstacles.


pit of despair

A feeling of utter dread and that there is absolutely nothing that can be done to improve the situation.


misopogon

/ˌmɪsəˈpəʊɡɒn/

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μισοπώγων (misopṓgōn, “somebody who hates beards”), which is incidentally the title of a book by Emperor Julian, from μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

affix

(rare) A person with hate or contempt for beards.

(figurative, literary) by extension, contempt of philosophers and associated paraphernalia (wisdom, the philosopher's beard, etc.)


Christianophilia

The love or admiration of the values of Christianity or of Christian civilization.


love story

→ German: Lovestory

→ Italian: love story


katsaridaphobia

/kætˌsæɹɪdəˈfəʊbiə/

From Modern Greek κατσαρίδα (katsarída, “cockroach”) + -phobia.

der

Yes, cockroaches wallow in filth, but a case of food poisoning is probably about as bad as it gets if one of those pests skitters across your slice of pizza – a stroll through the park compared to malaria, yellow fever or dengue fever. Still, anecdotally, many people suffer from katsaridaphobia, or cockroach phobia.

2014 September 18, Rachel Nuwer, “Cockroaches: The insect we're programmed to fear”, in bbc.com:

This paper reviews the literature about virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) of five forms of phobias (agoraphobia, arachnophobia, claustrophobia, katsaridaphobia, fear of driving), describes the therapeutic procedures, and compared them with procedures used in behavioral-analytic psychotherapy.

2016, Verônica Bender Haydu, Joseani Kochhann, Elizeu Borloti, “Virtual reality exposure therapy strategies: a review discussed under the behavior-analytic perspective”, in Psicologia Clínica, volume 28, number 3, page 15:

Once, a roach entomologist in Gainesville, Florida, helped a woman overcome her lifelong katsaridaphobia.

2017 Summer, Clinton Crockett Peters, “Water Bugs: A Story Of Absolution”, in Southern Review, volume 53, number 3:

The opposite end of the emotion ‘fear’ is ‘courage’ or ‘confidence’. So in case of phobia, the therapist should create a ‘courage’ or ‘confidence’ evoking situation, like a ‘caged spider’ or ‘caged cockroach’ in a case of arachnophobia or katsaridaphobia; ‘appreciating and approving company’ rather than criticisive and disparaging people in a case of social phobia.

2018, Krishanu Kumar Das, “Therapeutic Reprocessing of Association of Memories (TRAM)”, in International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, volume 20, number 2:


unenraged

en-adj

unenraged (comparative more unenraged, superlative most unenraged)

more unenraged (comparative)
most unenraged (superlative)


love language

Popularized in The Five Love Languages (1992) by Gary Chapman.

Messed up grammar will mess up the hearts of folks who experience this love language. Show you care by intentionally misspeeling taxts to yuour sweeety.

2019 February 14, James Folta, Kasey Borger, “New Love Languages”, in McSweeney's Internet Tendency:

Her husband’s love language was kind words and positive affirmations.

2022 August 27, Alisha Haridasani Gupta, Luis Mazon, “The Sixth Love Language Does Not Exist”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A medium through which one shows appreciation of or affection for another, such as complimenting, giving gifts, or spending time together.

Gary Chapman (author)
The Five Love Languages

Liebessprache

medium through which one shows appreciation and affection


overjoyful

overjoyful (comparative more overjoyful, superlative most overjoyful)

more overjoyful (comparative)
most overjoyful (superlative)


heat of passion

(law) An outburst of anger that leads one to commit a criminal act, and is itself influenced by preceding events that might cause a reasonable person to lose self control.


QAnonsense

Will our next president need to replace Trump’s appointees with people who are loyal to our Constitution rather than Trump’s deep state swamp Qanonsense? Probably the sooner we find out the answer to that the better.

2020 June 5, Don Galloway, “After Trump is gone”, in The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, Friday’s Letters to the Editor:

Those who subscribe to QAnonsense are too far gone, and the relatively sane Republicans will call you a socialist no matter what.

2021 January 20, Garrett Snedaker, “Letters to the Editor”, in The New York Times, page 26:

We would be wise not to laugh at the antics of Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has spouted QAnonsense and compared mask mandates to the Nazi treatment of Jews, or else she could ride similar waves of derision to even greater political heights.

2021 June 9, John Feffer, “We’re not out of the woods yet”, in The Nation:

(derogatory) Conspiracy theories or other statements by followers of QAnon that are asserted to be nonsense.


interphobia

Behrensen condemns the practice of targeting certain athletes and subjecting them to the indignity and humiliation of a procedure that has no bearing on athletic ability and that further violates privacy in the service of accommodating interphobia.

2017, Thomas Keith, Masculinities in Contemporary American Culture: An Intersectional Approach to the Complexities and Challenges of Male Identity, page 283:

I knew those attitudes were out there, but I'd already learned that I had to reject the racism I'd experienced as a child, and the homophobia later on, so it seemed natural to also reject the interphobia I saw directed at intersex people.

2018, August McLaughlin, Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment, unnumbered page:

Many intersex people and intersex studies scholars note how various oppressive systems—interphobia, heterosexism, phallogocentrism, queerphobia, as well as compulsory dyadism, heterosexuality, and able-bodiedness—work together to justify curative violence.

2021, Rohini Bannerjee, Karim Mukhida, From Band-Aids to Scalpels: Motherhood Experiences in/of Medicine, Demeter Press, →ISBN:

Fear, dislike, or hatred of intersexual people and/or intersexuality.


asphyxiophiliac

I am an asphyxiophiliac. I started to strangle myself when I was sixteen. I didn't hang myself, however, I choked!

1995, John M. Grossberg, Eccentric and Bizarre Behaviors, Wiley, →ISBN, page 112:

The lust murderer, the necrophile, the autassassinophilac and the asphyxiophiliac are defined and diagnosed within sexology partly by their compulsion to perform their act.

2011, Sarah Toulalan, Bodies, Sex and Desire from the Renaissance to the Present, Springer, →ISBN, page 217:

McCarry was an asphyxiophiliac who had a history of engaging in autoerotic asphyxiation and Waters had full knowledge of this fact.

2016, Dennis J. Baker, Reinterpreting Criminal Complicity and Inchoate Participation Offences, Routledge, →ISBN, page 270:

A person who enjoys erotic asphyxiation.


gayling

They will gather their own gaylings and dykelings and Miss Things at the hem of their own caftans. They'll wheel the old queen out.

2002, Alisa Solomon, Framji Minwalla, The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater, page 253:

(LGBTQ slang) A young or immature gay (homosexual) person.


get someone's shirt out

en-verb

get<,,got,got:gotten> someone's shirt out

get someone's shirt out (third-person singular simple present gets someone's shirt out, present participle getting someone's shirt out, simple past got someone's shirt out, past participle got someone's shirt out or gotten someone's shirt out)

gets someone's shirt out (present singular third-person)
getting someone's shirt out (participle present)
got someone's shirt out (past)
got someone's shirt out (participle past)
gotten someone's shirt out (participle past)

You've got his shirt out somehow, Honeybun; he'll do you a mischief. What did you say?

1876, Arthur Griffiths, Lola: a Tale of the Rock, volume 1, page 19:


online dating

→ German: Onlinedating

In the digital age, everything must at some point be reduced to this basic construct of choice: One or zero. Yes or no. On or off. Subscribers to online dating sites are forced to come up with a list of their desires. Red hair? Yes or no. Over 30 O.K.? Please check a box.

2010 February 11, Scott James, “In the Calculations of Online Dating, Love Can Be Cruel”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Dating over the Internet, typically using a website or app to find potential connections.


Loudcest

(fandom slang) Incestuous shipping of The Loud House characters, particularly those from the Loud family, most notably Lincoln Loud and any of his sisters.


catch feelings

catch feelings (third-person singular simple present catches feelings, present participle catching feelings, simple past and past participle caught feelings)

catches feelings (present singular third-person)
catching feelings (participle present)
caught feelings (participle past)
caught feelings (past)

The deal was that if anyone started catching feelings, he could throw up a stop sign and the other would honor it.

2007, Marissa Monteilh, Dr. Feelgood, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 27:

(intransitive, colloquial) To suddenly begin to feel romantic attraction (towards). [with for ‘someone’]


head

time spent laughing is time spent with the gods


Phinabella

I could have been your girlfriend / I could have been your fella / We might have been an item / They would have called us "Phinabella"

2015 February 20, “Act Your Age”, in Phineas and Ferb, season 4, episode 47:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Phineas Flynn and Isabella Garcia-Shapiro from the animated television series Phineas and Ferb.


CSAM

cold spray additive manufacturing
w:cold spray additive manufacturing

Initialism of cold spray additive manufacturing.


phobiaphobia

A lot of fears have already been named for us; such as acrophobia (fear of high places), agoraphobia (fear of open places), zoophobia (fear of animals), phobiaphobia (fear of fear), etc. You need not, however, be limited to those already named and catalogued.

Bill L. Little, Self-Destruction Made Easy (page 72)

When unchecked, fear spawns a whole brood of phobias—fear of water, high places, closed rooms, darkness, loneliness, among others—and such an accumulation culminates in phobiaphobia or the fear of fear itself.

2012, Martin Luther King Jr., A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings, page 116:

The arguments are familiar: the academy is for […] eliminating racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, transphobia, phobiaphobia, and prejudice in whatever form today's fevered imaginariums of offence can conjure.

2017, Dennis Hayes, Beyond McDonaldization: Visions of Higher Education, page 53:


astraphobe

From Ancient Greek ἀστραπή (astrapḗ, “lightning”) + -phobe.

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If you are an aviator and you aren't an astraphobe, this article is meant for you.

1985, United States Army Aviation Digest, page 16:

The bright lights and dark dissonance starts to wane. But as the child looked, the more he could see. An astraphobe's moments of pure glee.

2021, Khushi Sharma, Aashi Toor, Evoking Nostalgia, BooksClub, page 103:

Astraphobes take note: you're more likely to be hit, and killed, by lightning in Salt Lake County than anywhere else along the Wasatch Front.

2014 March 1, Lightning is more likely to kill you in Salt Lake than in other counties:

With the exception of astraphobes or mystics, the fear of being struck by lightning is not very common.

2020 August 13, “What is the real risk of being struck by lightning?”, in What do you know about lightning strikes?:

For astraphobes, a thunderstorm can be a terrifying experience.

2021 March 11, Sullivan Valdez, The most common phobias:

(neologism, rare) Someone suffering from astraphobia.