Jily
Jily proper noun: the ship of characters James Potter and Lily Potter of the Harry Potter series.
Proper noun
Jily
- The ship of characters James Potter and Lily Potter of the Harry Potter series.
- A classic example is Jily (James/Lily) vs. Snily (Snape/Lily), which even had its own debate at LeakyCon.2013 October, “Why Victoria (@timelinenargles) Keeps Calm And Ships Jily”, in Fandoms Assemble, page 18
- For example, Rattlesnakeroot writes "I, for one, am glad to see "Lames" or "Jily" fall from grace and crash to pieces like the plaster saints they are. I'm so sick of the romantic picture of them that keeps permeating the various sites. *gag*" [11].2014, Zoe Alderton, “'Snapewives' and 'Snapeism': A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, page 224
Origin of Jily
Blend of James + Lily.
Questions about Jily
- What does Jily mean?
- Jily means the ship of characters James Potter and Lily Potter of the Harry Potter series.
- What part of speech is Jily?
- Jily is a proper noun.
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