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Spander

Spander proper noun: the ship of characters Spike and Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Proper noun

Spander

  1. (slang) The ship of characters Spike and Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
    • And lord knows, if you want there's plenty of Spuffy and Spander to last a lifetime.2004 April 29, Kathryn Burlingham, “Re: You want fries with that?”, in soc.motss (Usenet)
    • Yeah, the Spander shippers really got off on that one.2006 September 10, Don Sample, “Re: AOQ Review 7-2: "Beneath You"”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)

Origin of Spander

Blend of Spike + Xander.

Questions about Spander

What does Spander mean?
Spander means the ship of characters Spike and Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
What part of speech is Spander?
Spander is a proper noun.

Words near Spander in the dictionary

  1. spanceling
  2. spancelled
  3. spancelling
  4. spancels
  5. Spandau
  6. Spander
  7. spandex
  8. spandexed
  9. spandexes
  10. spandite
  11. spandites

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