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slashdom

slashdom noun: the culture or community of slash fiction writers.

Noun

slashdom (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The culture or community of slash fiction writers.
    • Apart from that, it's usually for the sex itself, or to explore some interesting question that's come up either in the programme/book or in society in general or in slashdom.1998, Theorizing Fandom: Fans, Subculture and Identity, eds. Cheryl Harris & Alison Alexander, Hampton Press, →ISBN, page 30
    • The slash community has extensively discussed this issue of slashdom as a homoerotic space.2006, Kristina Busse, “My Life is a WIP on My LJ: Slashing the Slasher and the Reality of Celebrity and Internet Performances”, in Karen Hellekson, Kristina Busse, editors, Fan Fiction and Fan...

Origin of slashdom

From slash + -dom.

Questions about slashdom

What does slashdom mean?
Slashdom means the culture or community of slash fiction writers.
What part of speech is slashdom?
Slashdom is a noun.

Words near slashdom in the dictionary

  1. slash prints
  2. slash-and-burn
  3. slash-mark
  4. slash-marks
  5. slashable
  6. slashdom
  7. slashdot
  8. Slashdot effect
  9. Slashdot effects
  10. slashdots
  11. slashdotted

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