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Fawnlock

noun

Etymology

Blend of fawn + Sherlock.

  1. derived from scir-locc
  2. compounded as fawnlock — “fawn + Sherlock”

Definitions

  1. A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction and fanart portraying Sherlock Holmes as an…

    A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction and fanart portraying Sherlock Holmes as an anthropomorphic deer-like creature.

    • Sometimes the thematically focused groups are a clear subset of shippers, such as teenlock, femlock, vamplock, or fawnlock (respectively describing John Watson/Sherlock Holmes as teens, women, vampires, or young deer).

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