OT3
OT3 noun: one true threesome; a polyamorous ship involving three characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
Noun
OT3 (plural OT3s)
- One true threesome; a polyamorous ship involving three characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
- And you don't have to limit your favorite ship to two characters — if there's a third involved, they can be your OT3.2015, Sam Maggs, The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks, page 31
- For some, each member of the triangle cares deeply for the other two, like Elena/Damon/Stefan and Scott/Allison/Isaac—both the most popular OT3s in their respective fandoms.2017, Charity A. Fowler, "Negotiating Desire: Resisting, Reimagining and Reinscribing Normalized Sexuality and Gender in Fan Fiction", dissertation submitted to Virginia Commonwealth University, page...
Forms of OT3
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Origin of OT3
Initialism of one true threesome coined by analogy with OTP (“one true pairing”).
Questions about OT3
- What does OT3 mean?
- OT3 means one true threesome; a polyamorous ship involving three characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
- What part of speech is OT3?
- OT3 is a noun.
- What is the plural of OT3?
- The plural of OT3 is OT3s.
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