List of Popslash Relationship Names
List of relationship names | |
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Fandom | Popslash |
Name type(s) | Portmanteaus, keyword smushes |
See also | Backstreet Boys, NSync |
Other lists of relationship names on Fanlore. | |
Most agree that popslash is the fandom that both invented and popularized the portmanteau or "pairing smoosh name". The effects of this can still be seen today; the majority of contemporary fandoms assign portmanteaus to their preferred ships. This practice has entered the mainstream in recent years (see: "Brangelina" and other celebrity portmanteaus that are routinely used by the media), transcending fandom culture to some degree.
List of pairs/pairing names:
Backstreet Boys
A.J. McLean/Kevin Richardson
A.J. McLean/Brian Littrell
A.J. McLean/Nick Carter
Brian Littrell/Nick Carter
Howie Dorough/Brian Littrell
Howie Dorough/Nick Carter
'N Sync
Chris Kirkpatrick/JC Chasez/Justin Timberlake
- Threemanbus (At a certain point in their career, 'N Sync had two tour buses for the five group members. Joey, Lance--and Lance's ferret, and occasionally Joey's brother Steve--were on one bus. Chris, JC and Justin shared the other, and thus, the threemanbus fic was born.)
- TimberTrickC
Chris Kirkpatrick/Joey Fatone
- Choey
- PhatTrick
- Futone (The "Fu" refers to Chris's now defunct clothing label, Fumanskeeto.}
- SuperTrick (The "Super" refers to Joey's Superman tattoo.)
Chris Kirkpatrick/Justin Timberlake
Chris Kirkpatrick/Lance Bass
JC Chasez/Joey Fatone
JC Chasez/Justin Timberlake
- Joshtin (note: sometimes used to refer to a specific type of Justin/JC story; namely, badfic.)
- JuC
- Teerlove
JC Chasez/Lance Bass
- Bassez (or Basez)
- Kittenfish
Joey Fatone/Justin Timberlake
Joey Fatone/Lance Bass
Justin Timberlake/Lance Bass
Intra-Popslash/Crossover
A.J. McLean of Backstreet Boys/JC Chasez of 'N Sync
- Letterboys (so called because both men have first names that consist of initials.)
Justin Timberlake of 'N Sync/Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys
Chris Kirkpatrick of 'N Sync/Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys
- TrickyNick, TrickyNicki
Chris Kirkpatrick of 'N Sync/Howie Dorough of Backstreet Boys
Joey Fatone of 'N Sync/Howie Dorough of Backstreet Boys
Other
- Group Slut Fic, or GSF, was a term that was coined in popslash. It generally referred to stories where every member of a group was involved in the sexual scenes of the story, or the ongoing sexual/emotional relationship that the story portrayed.
- Lynncest or Lynnecest, refers to the crack pairing of Justin Timberlake of 'N Sync and his mother, Lynne. The joke stems from Justin being a self-confessed "momma's boy".
- Cartercest, refers to the pairing of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys and his younger brother, Aaron Carter. Fic about these two tends to be dark and often contains an underage element.
- Cramp, another crack pairing, this one between Chris Kirkpatrick of 'N Sync and a lava lamp he once mentioned owning.