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Hollstein

Hollstein proper noun: the ship of characters Laura Hollis and Carmilla Karnstein from the web series Carmilla.

Proper noun

Hollstein

  1. (slang) The ship of characters Laura Hollis and Carmilla Karnstein from the web series Carmilla.
    • Hollstein shippers didn't really understand the fact that some people didn't ship the same thing as them, and I myself received a lot of anonymous hate for not shipping them.2016, Aimee, quoted in Shannon Morrison, "Navigating and Exploring LGBT Identity in Fandom", paper submitted to the College of Charleston
    • Watching two out actors portray dream duo "Hollstein" provides an extra frisson and makes Natasha and Elise's passion for positive queer representation all the more powerful.2017 December, Roxy Bourdillon, “The Little Web Series That Did”, in Diva, page 32

Origin of Hollstein

Blend of Hollis + Karnstein, presumably as a play on Holstein.

Questions about Hollstein

What does Hollstein mean?
Hollstein means the ship of characters Laura Hollis and Carmilla Karnstein from the web series Carmilla.
What part of speech is Hollstein?
Hollstein is a proper noun.

Words near Hollstein in the dictionary

  1. hollows out
  2. hollowware
  3. hollowwares
  4. hollowwort
  5. Holls
  6. Hollstein
  7. hollup
  8. holluschick
  9. holluschickie
  10. holluschickies
  11. holluschuckie

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