Genderswap

Quick meaning: Genderswap is a noun meaning (fandom slang) An instance of changing a fictional character's biological sex or gender identity from the canonical norm.

Meaning

(fandom slang) An instance of changing a fictional character's biological sex or gender identity from the canonical norm.

More Meanings

1. (fandom slang) To change a fictional character's biological sex or gender identity from its canonical norm.

Example Sentences

But I liked the fact that they *were* friends and not lovers, as *the* most obvious thing to do with a genderswap of either Kirk or Spock is promptly pair them off together.

And while they've kept the original series character's *names*, they've genderswapped some of them, and added a new twist by having Cylons characters who look and think they're human.

The problem is exactly the one you have stated: many people would not be comfortable with a sudden genderswap in the Doctor, when the possibility has not even been hinted at in the past.

More sober challenges to the representation of gender in mainstream media (and of course, Supernatural specifically) occur in genderswap stories where the sudden change of anatomy is one that throws the character's world into chaos.

Word Forms

• genderswaps
• genderswapping
• genderswapped

Synonyms for genderswap

Depending on context, synonyms include genderbend, gender-flip.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include genderswapping, genderbend, bloodswap, genderbending, mindswapping, mindswap.

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