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popslash

popslash noun: slash fan fiction which pairs pop musicians, especially ones belonging to the same boy band.

Noun

popslash (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Slash fan fiction which pairs pop musicians, especially ones belonging to the same boy band.
    • Popslash writers use pop stars as their protagonists, constructing fictional narratives that supplement and enhance those disseminated by the media.2006, Kristina Busse, “'I'm jealous of the fake me': Postmodern subjectivity and identity construction in boy band fan fiction”, in Su Holmes, Sean Redmond, editors, Framing Celebrity: New Directions...
    • Consequently, popslash grew popular among media fan writers, many of whom created similarly brilliant and science fiction-like premises to explore celebrity culture as a metaphor for gender identity and other performances of the self.2006, Francesca Coppa, “A Brief History of Media Fandom”, in Karen Hellekson, Kristina Busse, editors, Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays, McFarland & Company...

Origin of popslash

From pop + slash.

Questions about popslash

What does popslash mean?
Popslash means slash fan fiction which pairs pop musicians, especially ones belonging to the same boy band.
What part of speech is popslash?
Popslash is a noun.

Words near popslash in the dictionary

  1. popsicles
  2. popsie
  3. popsies
  4. Popski
  5. popskull
  6. popslash
  7. popsmith
  8. popsmiths
  9. popsock
  10. popsocks
  11. popstar

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