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powerslash

noun

Etymology

From power + slash.

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

Definitions

  1. Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between characters of…

    Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between characters of unequal social status or rank.

    • The second most popular Potter slash pairing is Harry/Snape, which belongs to the powerslash category, and again defies findings of early fan fiction studies focusing on buddyslash.
    • Although the second most popular pairing in Potter slash fandom, Snape/Harry (or Snarry), could be categorized as enemyslash, it is also a prime example of powerslash.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for powerslash. 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