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powerslash

powerslash noun: slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between characters of unequal social status or rank.

Noun

powerslash (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between characters of unequal social status or rank.
    • The second most popular Potter slash pairing is Harry/Snape, which belongs to the powerslash category, and again defies findings of early fan fiction studies focusing on buddyslash.2010, Sigrid Sindhuber, "Slashing Harry Potter: The phenomenon of border-transgression in fan fiction", thesis submitted to the University of Vienna, page 67
    • Order of the Phoenix featured Harry and Snape (a powerslash pairing par excellence) forced to become uncomfortably intimate with each other: Snape is teaching Harry how to prevent Voldemort from reading his thoughts by...reading Harry's thoughts; […]2011, Catherine Tosenberger, “Homosexuality at the Online Hogwarts: Harry Potter Slash Fanfiction”, in Michelle Ann Abate, Kenneth B. Kidd, editors, Over the Rainbow: Queer Children's and Young Adult...

Origin of powerslash

From power + slash.

Questions about powerslash

What does powerslash mean?
Powerslash means slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between characters of unequal social status or rank.
What part of speech is powerslash?
Powerslash is a noun.

Words near powerslash in the dictionary

  1. powershifts
  2. powerslam
  3. powerslammed
  4. powerslamming
  5. powerslams
  6. powerslash
  7. powerslide
  8. powerslides
  9. powersome
  10. powersport
  11. powersports

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