Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popslash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pop-slash
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slash fan fiction which pairs pop musicians, especially ones belonging to the same boy band.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Popslash writers use pop stars as their protagonists, constructing fictional narratives that supplement and enhance those disseminated by the media."
"Consequently, popslash grew popular among media fan writers, many of whom created similarly brilliant and science fiction-like premises to explore celebrity culture as a metaphor for gender identity and other performances of the self."
"The popslash phenomenon gathered momentum after a 2001 story that imagined Chris Kirkpatrick of the band 'N Sync experiencing a sudden overnight gender change, […]"

Etymology

From pop + slash.

Usage

Questions

What does popslash mean?: Slash fan fiction which pairs pop musicians, especially ones belonging to the same boy band.
Where does popslash come from?: From pop + slash.

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