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Murder Husbands

Murder Husbands proper noun: synonym of Hannigram.

Proper noun

the Murder Husbands pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Synonym of Hannigram.
    • The coupling of Will and Hannibal, who are jointly referred to as ‘‘Hannigram’’ or ‘‘Murder Husbands’’ by fans, became one of the most popular pairings on online fandom epicentres such as Tumblr.2018, Jaquelin Elliott, “This Is My Becoming: Transformation, Hybridity, and the Monstrous in NBC's Hannibal”, in University of Toronto Quarterly, volume 87, number 1, page 260
    • Hannibal, by contrast, is often rendered “attractive and sympathetic,” as Hannibal seduces the audience and Will Graham simultaneously; by the end of the show the viewer is in a ménage à trois with the murder husbands.2020, EJ Nielsen, Kavita Mudan Finn, “Blood in the Moonlight: Hannibal as Queer Noir”, in Jessica Balanzategui, Naja Later, editor, Hannibal Lecter’s Forms, Formulations, and Transformations...
    Synonyms:
    Hannigram

Synonyms of Murder Husbands

Forms of Murder Husbands

alternative formmurder husbands

Origin of Murder Husbands

Referring to the homicidal activities of Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham on the television series Hannibal. Coined by fans and subsequently written into the script of the episode "...And the Woman Clothed with the Sun" as a friendly in-joke.

Questions about Murder Husbands

What does Murder Husbands mean?
Murder Husbands means synonym of Hannigram.
What part of speech is Murder Husbands?
Murder Husbands is a proper noun.

Words near Murder Husbands in the dictionary

  1. murder hobos
  2. murder hole
  3. murder holes
  4. murder hornet
  5. murder hornets
  6. Murder Husbands
  7. murder in the dark
  8. murder in the first degree
  9. murder in the second degree
  10. murder log
  11. murder logs

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