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headcanon

noun

Etymology

From head + canon. First attested in c. 2007.

  1. derived from κανών
  2. derived from canōn
  3. inherited from canon
  4. derived from canon
  5. inherited from canoun
  6. compounded as headcanon — “head + canon”

Definitions

  1. Elements and interpretations of a fictional universe accepted by an individual or small…

    Elements and interpretations of a fictional universe accepted by an individual or small group of fans, but not necessarily found within or supported by the official canon.

    • In my own headcanon of Rocky IV, Ivan Drago is a Russian Mafia enforcer instead of a Red Army Captain.

  2. To interpret in the form of a headcanon.

    • I headcanon her as gay.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for headcanon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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