buddyslash
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Meaning · English
Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between friends.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Slash about Harry and Draco, who are enemies in canon, complicates academic theories of slash that are predicated upon the Kirk/Spock “buddyslash” model.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “buddyslash” mean?
Slash fan fiction focusing on a romantic and/or sexual relationship between friends.
Is “buddyslash” formal or informal?
buddyslash is generally slang.