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slash fiction

noun Slang.

a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction.Also called slash.

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Words nearby slash fiction

slapper, slapshot, slapstick, slart, slash, slash fiction, slash pine, slash pocket, slash-and-burn, slash-saw, slashdot effect

Origin of slash fiction

First recorded in 1980–85
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