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obligala

obligala noun: a formal ball which two characters (usually Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) are required to attend as a set-up in romantic fan fiction.

Noun

obligala (plural obligalas)

  1. (The X-Files fandom slang) A formal ball which two characters (usually Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) are required to attend as a set-up in romantic fan fiction.
    • If Missy Pennington had let her qualms about writing an "obligala" story stop her, we would have missed reading her sexy, humorous "Hardball."1998 July 25, GravesPA2, “No rules, just ruminations”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)
    • Of course, I'm halfway through my giftfic which I think should be this year's version of the obligala, so everyone who's speculating, get writing instead!! C'mon, folks, it's Christmas -- get over all the complaints on the season so far and have a little fun with it!
      As for what they were ... well...1998 December 14, soco...@mindspring.com, “Speculation and giftfic”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)

Forms of obligala

pluralobligalas

Origin of obligala

Blend of obligatory + gala.

Questions about obligala

What does obligala mean?
Obligala means a formal ball which two characters (usually Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) are required to attend as a set-up in romantic fan fiction.
What part of speech is obligala?
Obligala is a noun.
What is the plural of obligala?
The plural of obligala is obligalas.

Words near obligala in the dictionary

  1. obley
  2. obleys
  3. oblig'd
  4. obligability
  5. obligable
  6. obligala
  7. obligalas
  8. obligancy
  9. obligant
  10. obligants
  11. obligata

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