"dead dove" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dead doves [plural]
Etymology: A reference to a scene from Arrested Development in which a character inspects a bag labelled "Dead Dove: Do Not Eat", opens it to see what's inside, and then (having found a dead dove) remarks that he isn't sure what he was expecting. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dead dove (countable and uncountable, plural dead doves)
  1. (countable, fandom slang) A disclaimer or tag for a fan fiction, particularly on Archive of Our Own, meant to signify that the fan fiction contains the content that is described as being in it, and as such, readers shouldn't be surprised and shouldn't complain about finding said content therein. Tags: countable, slang Categories (topical): Fan fiction
    Sense id: en-dead_dove-en-noun-J-8vBzy0 Disambiguation of Fan fiction: 31 38 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 48 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 47 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 48 4 Topics: lifestyle
  2. (countable, fandom slang) A fan fiction that is particularly disturbing or disgusting due to its subject matter. Tags: countable, slang Categories (topical): Fan fiction
    Sense id: en-dead_dove-en-noun-SOx0-DHH Disambiguation of Fan fiction: 31 38 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 48 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 47 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 48 4 Topics: lifestyle
  3. (uncountable, fandom slang) Such fan fiction collectively. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Fan fiction
    Sense id: en-dead_dove-en-noun-o321uXM6 Disambiguation of Fan fiction: 31 38 31 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: do what it says on the tin, grimdark

Inflected forms

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