The Fandom Guide To Life

The Language Of Fandoms

I've had so many ideas that I've forgotten to cover the basics. Please forgive me, though you probably could've figured this stuff out someplace else. ~M
(If you have anything to add, let me know. I found some definitions online because it's sort of hard to explain this stuff-it's mostly based on feelings but I rewrote it in my own words and will have credits below.)
[Comment and vote if you'd like me to write definitions for Fanfic Terms]

Fandom= fan domain/fan kingdom, community of fans, a group of people who all like/have interest in something specific like a tv show or a book series. Not only does the fandom watch/read media, they respond to it by passionately talking about it, drawing, and writing fanfiction.

OTP= One True Pairing
(the two people that you REALLY want to be together as a couple, whether they're officially together or not, the pairing that stands above all of your ships.)

Canon= Official, used to differentiate the official storyline and fanfic plot

Headcanon =(noun) something that seems like it should actually be in the plot of a media, a belief that makes sense to you about the media
Ex. In my headcanon, they act like siblings because they seem like siblings to me.

asdfghjkl= the letters of the middle row on the keyboard-a random smash of letters typed when one can't express themselves properly-because of fandom caused emtions

I can't even/I cannot/I can't=
The feeling of not being able to express your emotions, at least not in proper ways because it is often a really strong, unexplainable feeling, good or bad.

Ship=(noun) (relationship) (pairing) people that you want to get together
Usually, the names of the people will be smashed together and combined to make a ship name

Ship=(verb) (shipping, to ship)
Ex: I ship them. I want them to get together.
wanting two people to be together

Cosplay= (cosplaying) (cosplayer) dressing up as a character (like Halloween)

Fanart= art made by a fan, of the original source
Ex. A drawing of a character

Fanfiction= commonly referred to as 'fanfic', it's a story written by someone in the fandom based off of an author's story or a tv show/movie plot etc.
It is a story written by a fan, giving credit to the original creator.

Fangirling= (fanboying) having a reaction to something that you love, like a book/show you love or reacting to the fandom. Reactions may include squealing, screaming, shortness of breath, fainting, endless blog posts etc.

Book hangover= the result of reading something so mind blowing (good or bad) that you can't process it or concentrate on anything else,
"the inability to start a new book because you're still living in the last book's world"

AU= Alternate Universe
taking characters out of the original setting and putting them elsewhere/a different world/universe

A Crossover= a story/plot involving two different stories/characters mixed together as one. Like when one characters from a show is in a different show as the same character.

Creds
The Daily Dot/society/how to speak
fangirl
Urban Dictionary