Rarepair
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛəˌpɛə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rarepair is a noun meaning (fandom slang) A ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks.
Meaning
(fandom slang) A ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks.
Example Sentences
With rarepairs and crackships, it's the unlikeliness or even impossibility of their coming together that gets you going.
Rare pairs might also slash together people or creatures that are considered unnatural, such as a human character with a magical creature such as a centaur or a house elf, or Dumbledore with any young student from Hogwarts.
If a Yuletide reader requested a rare pair (Silver Surfer/Aunt May?) in The Marvel Cinematic Universe Avengers, that story will now assemble with its more popular Hulk/Iron Man and Captain America/Bucky Barnes fanfic colleagues in the Avengers tag.
Word Forms
- rarepairs
- rare pair
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rarity, rarefier, raritie, r'ship, runabout, recondite.
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