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pre-slash

pre-slash noun: a subgenre of slash fiction in which a homosexual relationship between two characters has not yet developed or is only implied.

Noun

pre-slash (uncountable)

  1. (slang) A subgenre of slash fiction in which a homosexual relationship between two characters has not yet developed or is only implied.
    • The piece of work was a short pre-slash story around Hulkling and Wiccan from The Young Avengers, it was posted under the alias Confidenceiskey on 18 October, 2007.2008, Gemma Corin, "From 'Ambiguously Gay Duos' To Homosexual Superheroes: The Implications For Media Fandom Practices", thesis submitted to the University of Waikato, page 53
    • The first, a lengthy Kirk/Spock pre-slash story “The Immovable Object,” appeared in the zine The Other Side of Paradise, no. 2.2012, Catherine Coker, “The Angry! Textual! Poacher! Is Angry!: Fan Works As Political Statements”, in Katherine Larsen, editor, Fan Culture: Theory/Practice, page 95

Origin of pre-slash

From pre- + slash (“slash fiction”).

Questions about pre-slash

What does pre-slash mean?
Pre-slash means a subgenre of slash fiction in which a homosexual relationship between two characters has not yet developed or is only implied.
What part of speech is pre-slash?
Pre-slash is a noun.

Words near pre-slash in the dictionary

  1. pre-setting
  2. pre-shared
  3. pre-shared key
  4. pre-shared keys
  5. pre-shipment
  6. pre-slash
  7. pre-Socratic
  8. pre-Socratics
  9. pre-Soviet
  10. pre-stellar
  11. pre-stopped

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