"Destiel" meaning in English

See Destiel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Dean + Castiel. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Dean|Castiel}} Blend of Dean + Castiel Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Destiel
  1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Castiel and Dean Winchester from the television series Supernatural. Tags: slang Categories (topical): M/M ships (fandom), Supernatural (TV series)
    Sense id: en-Destiel-en-name-286s8FdA Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Ships with portmanteau names (fandom) Topics: lifestyle

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          "text": "His overt revulsion is caused by the Wincest fan fiction — the Sam-slash-Dean pairing that also alarms Dean in the epigraph of this paper — and to a Dean-slash-Castiel (or Destiel) kink meme in which Castiel has a crab claw for a hand.",
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