wishverse
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Meaning · English
The dark alternate universe featured in the episode "The Wish" of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Even though the later episode 'Doppelgangland' (Buffy 3.16) suggests that the 'Wishverse' exists parallel to the Buffyverse and that characters can move from one parallel universe to another by magic, none of the characters except vengeance demon Anyaka can remember anything about the other world.
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 “wishverse” mean?
The dark alternate universe featured in the episode "The Wish" of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Is “wishverse” formal or informal?
wishverse is generally slang.