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Scullyangst

Scullyangst noun: emotional distress experienced by the character Dana Scully.

Noun

Scullyangst (uncountable)

  1. (The X-Files fandom slang) Emotional distress experienced by the character Dana Scully.
    • We don't have enough Scullyangst with dead family members and terminal brain cancer?1997 March 24, autumnt, “REVIEW: Autumn's "Max" Review - SPOILERS”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)
    • With Melissa and even Queequeg, there was deep Scullyangst.1997 March 27, Gil Trevizo, “Re: And another thing about walking into bullets ... <usual spoilers>”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)

Origin of Scullyangst

From Scully + angst.

Questions about Scullyangst

What does Scullyangst mean?
Scullyangst means emotional distress experienced by the character Dana Scully.
What part of speech is Scullyangst?
Scullyangst is a noun.

Words near Scullyangst in the dictionary

  1. scullionship
  2. scullog
  3. scullogs
  4. sculls
  5. scully
  6. Scullyangst
  7. Scullyfic
  8. Scullys
  9. Scullyslash
  10. sculp
  11. sculped

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