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Add Chinese fandom info, change "recognised" to "consider" to remove implication that top/bottom dynamic is objectively outdated and arbitary, group japanese and chinese fandoms under "east asian fandoms" header
Many other terms in fandom are actually portmanteaus, such as [[drawble]] for "drawing [[drabble]]", or [[fanon]] for "fannish [[canon]]", but when a fan says they hate portmanteaus, they generally only mean the infamous portmanteaus-as-pairing-names.
Many other terms in fandom are actually portmanteaus, such as [[drawble]] for "drawing [[drabble]]", or [[fanon]] for "fannish [[canon]]", but when a fan says they hate portmanteaus, they generally only mean the infamous portmanteaus-as-pairing-names.
==In Japanese Fandoms==
==In East Asian Fandoms==
The order of the names smushed often indicates who [[seme|tops]]/[[uke|bottoms]] in the relationship. Often, this is not related to any sexual dynamic; the top is usually the one who is more of a pursuer in the relationship(more active) while the bottom is usually the pursued(taking on a more responsive role).
===In Japanese Fandoms===
Ships in Japanese fandoms are also sometimes smooshed, though such combinations generally follow more of a set pattern than in Western fandom. Written Japanese uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mora_(linguistics) morae] (syllables) rather than individual letters, and it is common in Japanese to create portmanteaus (or abbreviate words) by reducing longer phrases to three or four syllables. Pairing names follow the same linguistic rules; therefore, Japanese-fandom pairing names are generally four syllables, two each from the beginning of each name. For example, Inui x Kaidou becomes InuKai and [[Tezuka x Ryouma]] becomes TezuRyo(u) (the final u is often omitted in romanisation). Unlike in Western fandoms, such pairing names are usually written with each half capitalized, e.g. [[Sasuke x Naruto]] is SasuNaru, rather than Sasunaru.
Ships in Japanese fandoms are also sometimes smooshed, though such combinations generally follow more of a set pattern than in Western fandom. Written Japanese uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mora_(linguistics) morae] (syllables) rather than individual letters, and it is common in Japanese to create portmanteaus (or abbreviate words) by reducing longer phrases to three or four syllables. Pairing names follow the same linguistic rules; therefore, Japanese-fandom pairing names are generally four syllables, two each from the beginning of each name. For example, Inui x Kaidou becomes InuKai and [[Tezuka x Ryouma]] becomes TezuRyo(u) (the final u is often omitted in romanisation). Unlike in Western fandoms, such pairing names are usually written with each half capitalized, e.g. [[Sasuke x Naruto]] is SasuNaru, rather than Sasunaru.
As the majority of English-speaking Japanese-canon fans do not know Japanese, they may use this naming style without fully understanding the rules behind it. Thus the occasional appearance of pairing smooshes more akin to Western styles, that don't conform to the rules of Japanese, such as Tai(chi)/Sora, a popular het pairing in [[Digimon]]; this is often written in English-language fandom as Taiora, a combination that is impossible in Japanese.
As the majority of English-speaking Japanese-canon fans do not know Japanese, they may use this naming style without fully understanding the rules behind it. Thus the occasional appearance of pairing smooshes more akin to Western styles, that don't conform to the rules of Japanese, such as Tai(chi)/Sora, a popular het pairing in [[Digimon]]; this is often written in English-language fandom as Taiora, a combination that is impossible in Japanese.
The order of names in a smoosh for a Japanese fandom (and occasionally Western) can also indicate who [[seme|tops]]/[[uke|bottoms]] in the relationship, with the top's name being first and the bottom's being second; for example, SasuNaru would have top!Sasuke and bottom!Naruto, while NaruSasu would have top!Naruto and bottom!Sasuke. However, since the 2010s, many Western fans have recognized this as an arbitrary and outdated practice. Nevertheless, it remains the case with fans in the East, and differing perspectives on its application more often than not cause misunderstandings in communication that may upset either party on social media or fanwork platforms.
The order of names in a smoosh for a Japanese fandom (and occasionally Western) can also indicate who [[seme|tops]]/[[uke|bottoms]] in the relationship, with the top's name being first and the bottom's being second; for example, SasuNaru would have top!Sasuke and bottom!Naruto, while NaruSasu would have top!Naruto and bottom!Sasuke. However, since the 2010s, many Western fans consider this an arbitrary and outdated practice. Nevertheless, it remains the case with fans in the East, and differing perspectives on its application more often than not cause misunderstandings in communication that may upset either party on social media or fanwork platforms.
===In Chinese Fandoms===
Smushnames are very common with Chinese pairing names, usually by pairing a distinctive character in the person's name with another character in the other person's name. Which character is chosen is sometimes chosen for which limits ambiguity and sometimes which "sounds nicer" to native language speakers; the order usually depends on which character is the top and which is the bottom.
There is some ambiguity in the pairing names, as a pairing name might simply indicate a close platonic or familial relationship. For example, in [[QZGS]] fandom 双叶 ('''shuang ye''' - double Ye) is used to tag Ye Qiu & Ye Xiu gen fic as well as [[incest]]. Works may also tag 年下(year below) or 年上(year above) tagged; if it is tagged 年上 the top is older, and if it's tagged 年下 the top is younger.
==On Tumblr==
==On Tumblr==