"pre-slash" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From pre- + slash (“slash fiction”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|slash|gloss2=slash fiction}} pre- + slash (“slash fiction”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pre-slash (uncountable)
  1. (fandom slang) A subgenre of slash fiction in which a homosexual relationship between two characters has not yet developed or is only implied. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Fan fiction, Shipping (fandom)
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