soft canon
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Meaning · English
Secondary material, such as official novels based on a television series, that may or may not be regarded as canon.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “soft canon” mean?
Secondary material, such as official novels based on a television series, that may or may not be regarded as canon.
Is “soft canon” formal or informal?
soft canon is generally slang.