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Bethyl

Bethyl proper noun: the ship of characters Beth Greene and Daryl Dixon from the television series The Walking Dead.

Proper noun

Bethyl

  1. (slang) The ship of characters Beth Greene and Daryl Dixon from the television series The Walking Dead.
    • For fans of the “Bethyl” romance, this would also allow Daryl to carry on a relationship with Beth free of the guilt of hurting Carol’s feelings.2014 November 17, Lindsay Putnam, “Who will be the next to die on ‘The Walking Dead’?”, in New York Post
    • While there are many die-hard Caryl and Bethyl shippers who have argued for Daryl’s heterosexuality, others have maintained that Daryl is gay.2014 December 1, Amanda Michelle Steiner, “The Walking Dead: Creator Robert Kirkman Finally Reveals Daryl's Sexuality”, in People

Origin of Bethyl

Blend of Beth + Daryl.

Questions about Bethyl

What does Bethyl mean?
Bethyl means the ship of characters Beth Greene and Daryl Dixon from the television series The Walking Dead.
What part of speech is Bethyl?
Bethyl is a proper noun.

Words near Bethyl in the dictionary

  1. bethwack
  2. bethwacked
  3. bethwacking
  4. bethwacks
  5. Bethy
  6. Bethyl
  7. bethylid
  8. bethylids
  9. Bethzatha
  10. betiaraed
  11. betiatide

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