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bandslash

noun

Etymology

From band + slash.

  1. derived from *slītan✻ — “to slit, tear”
  2. derived from esclachier
  3. compounded as bandslash — “band + slash”

Definitions

  1. Slash fan fiction which pairs real musicians, especially ones belonging to the same group.

    • It's an archive of bandslash about the rock group Orgy, who are best known for their hard-hitting remake of New Order's early 80s chestnut "Blue Monday."
    • Westcott doesn’t even consider the thornier question of fan fiction based on real and often living people, for instance, the “bandslash” or “bandfic” phenomenon built around rock-star characters and often homoerotic subplots.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA