Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

powerslash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pow-er-slash
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between characters of unequal social status or rank.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The second most popular Potter slash pairing is Harry/Snape, which belongs to the powerslash category, and again defies findings of early fan fiction studies focusing on buddyslash."
"Order of the Phoenix featured Harry and Snape (a powerslash pairing par excellence) forced to become uncomfortably intimate with each other: Snape is teaching Harry how to prevent Voldemort from reading his thoughts by...reading Harry's thoughts; […]"
"Although the second most popular pairing in Potter slash fandom, Snape/Harry (or Snarry), could be categorized as enemyslash, it is also a prime example of powerslash."

Etymology

From power + slash.

Usage

Questions

What does powerslash mean?: Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between characters of unequal social status or rank.
Where does powerslash come from?: From power + slash.

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