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slash fiction

slash fiction noun: a genre of fan fiction focusing on romantic and/or sexual relationships between characters of the same sex (typically men).

Noun

slash fiction (countable and uncountable, plural slash fictions)

  1. (uncountable) A genre of fan fiction focusing on romantic and/or sexual relationships between characters of the same sex (typically men).
    • But Buffy has also generated enormous amounts of slash fiction. The cult television text and the rise of the Internet have both had an important aspect on the development of slash fiction.2005, Milly Williamson, The lure of the vampire: gender, fiction and fandom from Bram Stoker to Buffy, Wallflower Press, page 169
    • They analyze slash fiction (stories about romantic and sexual relationships between two male characters, some of which involve graphic descriptions of sex), and argue that the similarities between romance novels and slash fiction prove gender differences exist.2009, Mark Bould, The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction, Routledge, page 208
  2. (countable) A work in the genre of slash fiction

Synonyms of slash fiction

Forms of slash fiction

pluralslash fictions

Origin of slash fiction

From slash + fiction, from the use of the slash symbol (/) to separate the names or initials of the characters or persons involved.

Words formed from slash fiction

Questions about slash fiction

What does slash fiction mean?
Slash fiction means a genre of fan fiction focusing on romantic and/or sexual relationships between characters of the same sex (typically men).
What part of speech is slash fiction?
Slash fiction is a noun.
What is the plural of slash fiction?
The plural of slash fiction is slash fictions.

Words near slash fiction in the dictionary

  1. slash bunts
  2. slash chord
  3. slash chords
  4. slash dupe
  5. slash dupes
  6. slash fiction
  7. slash fictions
  8. slash hook
  9. slash hooks
  10. slash line
  11. slash lines

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