What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ FANDOM ][ FANFICTION ]
Fandom slang for slash fiction centered on a romantic relationship between two characters who are friends or partners in the source material.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""The archive tagged the story as buddyslash because the two were partners on the show.""
LORE & ORIGIN
Wiktionary lists it as a blend of "buddy" and "slash", slash being the fandom term for fiction that pairs two characters romantically. Wikipedia notes that early slash often paired close friends, such as Kirk and Spock or Starsky and Hutch.
FIRST SEEN
Unknown (slash vocabulary; slash itself dates to the 1970s)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2000s-present
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
↓ FADING
EDITORIAL ESTIMATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
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MENTIONS OVER TIME
DOCUMENTED SINCE
Unknown (slash vocabulary; slash itself dates to the 1970s)
NOW
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