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Slasher

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In fandom, a person who writes slash fiction or who supports male/male (same-sex) pairings; not to be confused with the horror-film sense of the word.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""The panel was full of slashers swapping recommendations for the new show.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Wikipedia defines a slasher as someone who creates slash fiction, a genre that Wikipedia traces to Kirk/Spock stories in Star Trek fandom (the name comes from the slash symbol in "K/S"). Wiktionary lists the fandom sense as "one who writes slash fiction and/or supports male/male ships."

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (slash fandom since the late 1970s)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

1990s-present

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

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AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

Unknown (slash fandom since the late 1970s)

NOW

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