fanspeak

/ˈfæn.spiːk/

noun 2

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ADJ.

sexual, unresolved

VERB + FANSPEAK

produces

FANSPEAK + NOUN

language, typography

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noun

The jargon used by science fiction fans.

fanspeak: The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's 1984.

The "lack" in the narrative's central relationship produces UST (fanspeak for "unresolved sexual tension") and more, a space for sublimated discourse about body and gender politics...

The jargon used by fans of any genre of fiction or popular culture in general.

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fanspeak: The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's 1984.

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The "lack" in the narrative's central relationship produces UST (fanspeak for "unresolved sexual tension") and more, a space for sublimated discourse about body and gender politics...

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