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Specific Fandom Solidarity Phrases
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Many fandoms have phrases (or single words) that are a immediately recognizable way for fans to self-identify and to show fannish solidarity with a specific canon source.
These slogans can be used as rallying cries, salutations, support, and a way to show other fans that one is "in the know."
They are often used as a way to close a message of correspondence and to wish other fans well.
Also see: Meme.
Origins
Some phrases originate from canon: Examples: Live Long and Prosper and Trust No One
Other phrases are fan-created. Examples: Frodo Lives! and I Believe in Sherlock Holmes
Beauty and the Beast
Due South
Sherlock
Star Trek
Star Wars
Tolkien and Lord of the Rings
The X-Files
Nerdfighteria
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