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Fannish vocabulary
Sep. 2nd, 2007 09:11 pmAfter finishing the third season of Deadwood (excellent, except for the finale, which has all the symptoms of "show axed by network without being told in time") and starting with Blackpool (just watched the pilot, and any show which has David Morissey and David Tennant engaging in a literal dance while singing These boots are made for walking when their characters are suspect and detective is clearly a must!), it occured to me how fandom enriches one's vocabulary but can also cause misunderstandings for people not sharing one's fandom. So, some favourite examples for today's linguist from various fandoms:
To joss: as in "my story is going to be jossed next week". Refers to new canon of an ongoing show/book series/movie series rendering fanfic based on previous canon AU in various degrees. Attempts to use names of people other than Joss Whedon for this activity (as in Abrams'd, Kringe'd, Kripke'd and what not) haven't quite caught on. Now theoretically this activity could have been called "Lucas'd" or "paramounted", as new additions to Star Wars and Star Trek canon causing shock/wailing/delight on the fanfic front definitely predate Mr. Whedon producing addictive tv shows, but what can I say? His name is magic, clearly.
Handporn: refers to completely respectable handholding between two people while running. One of them is usually a body-switching centuries old alien. Now it could be pointed out that holding hands while running is actually making the running less effective, but who'd want to? It's fun. It's also the Dr Who depiction of physical intimacy. Not coincidentally, the spin-off Torchwood has on screen sex but no handporn; also not coincidentally, Torchwood is (so far) way less fun.
(Being) Italian: a very handy term for two very different viewpoints on fictional sibling relationships, as it can be used either in sentences like "they're just Italian, damm it!" or like "hmmm, they're definitely Italian." Also a useful term to describe actors of fictional siblings doing photo shootings and giving each other fashion advice.
ETA: Katana Space: it's a kind of magic, to say it with Queen. Refers to the mysterious place the Immortals of the tv show Highlander hide their swords if they are NOT wearing those handy coats. Buffy, Faith and other Slayers must know the secret, as they obviously hide their stakes in the same spot. They probably learned it from Captain Jack Harkness.
Anyone else has any favourite fandom-coined words?
To joss: as in "my story is going to be jossed next week". Refers to new canon of an ongoing show/book series/movie series rendering fanfic based on previous canon AU in various degrees. Attempts to use names of people other than Joss Whedon for this activity (as in Abrams'd, Kringe'd, Kripke'd and what not) haven't quite caught on. Now theoretically this activity could have been called "Lucas'd" or "paramounted", as new additions to Star Wars and Star Trek canon causing shock/wailing/delight on the fanfic front definitely predate Mr. Whedon producing addictive tv shows, but what can I say? His name is magic, clearly.
Handporn: refers to completely respectable handholding between two people while running. One of them is usually a body-switching centuries old alien. Now it could be pointed out that holding hands while running is actually making the running less effective, but who'd want to? It's fun. It's also the Dr Who depiction of physical intimacy. Not coincidentally, the spin-off Torchwood has on screen sex but no handporn; also not coincidentally, Torchwood is (so far) way less fun.
(Being) Italian: a very handy term for two very different viewpoints on fictional sibling relationships, as it can be used either in sentences like "they're just Italian, damm it!" or like "hmmm, they're definitely Italian." Also a useful term to describe actors of fictional siblings doing photo shootings and giving each other fashion advice.
ETA: Katana Space: it's a kind of magic, to say it with Queen. Refers to the mysterious place the Immortals of the tv show Highlander hide their swords if they are NOT wearing those handy coats. Buffy, Faith and other Slayers must know the secret, as they obviously hide their stakes in the same spot. They probably learned it from Captain Jack Harkness.
Anyone else has any favourite fandom-coined words?
