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rarepairs

rarepairs is the plural of rarepair.

Meaning of rarepair

Noun

rarepair (plural rarepairs)

  1. (slang) A ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks.
    • Rare pairs might also slash together people or creatures that are considered unnatural, such as a human character with a magical creature such as a centaur or a house elf, or Dumbledore with any young student from Hogwarts.2011, Nina Kaipia, "Drarry, Snarry and Snape: The Queerest of the Queer - Heteronormativity and Queer Theory in Harry Potter Slash Fan Fiction", thesis submitted to the University of Helsinki, page 61

Questions about rarepairs

What is rarepairs the plural of?
Rarepairs is the plural of rarepair.

Words near rarepairs in the dictionary

  1. rareliest
  2. rarely
  3. rareness
  4. rarenesses
  5. rarepair
  6. rarepairs
  7. rarer
  8. rarer than hen's teeth
  9. rarer than hens' teeth
  10. rareripe
  11. rareripes

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