2006-07-10 17:16:38 · 9 answers · asked by Catherine H 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Slash is an excellent word, that really describes what it does. To slash something is to cut it, not in a nice, sedate manner, with scissors, but with a knife, or a sword, or a bucchaneer's blade!
You can slash a pie crust, or a roast, to insert herbs. Both of these cuts are made with a knife.
You can slash the underbrush when you are clearing land -- you usually do that with a machete, and it really makes the sound 'slash' as it goes through the brush.
You can slash someone with a sabre or foil, when you're fencing. Not with an epee, though. That has to be placed with a poke, and a slash is definitely not a poke.
A slashing remark, is one that has a real cutting edge to it, so even though there is nothing physical to the remark, the analogy still holds.
Hope this helps!
2006-07-19 08:08:50 · answer #1 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're referring to "slash fiction" ,which is a type of fan fiction, generally revolving around same-sex relationships between fictional characters who are not gay in the source material. Although it sounds rather nasty, the word is being used in its typograpiphical sense, the "/" symbol. When such stories began appearing in Star Trek fanfic, they were referred to as "Kirk/Spock" stories (sensibilities being a bit more delicate in those by-gone days), and the "slash" terminology stuck.
2006-07-11 01:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by folenzo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slash was the guitarist for Guns and Roses
2006-07-11 00:20:10 · answer #3 · answered by Swede 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are refering to stories online it denotes a romantic[ or sometimes more. ..heated] realtionship between two [ or more] characters. There are several sites for Harry Potter fan fiction that have such titles as Harry/Hermonie, the slash just used as an altenative to "and".
2006-07-11 00:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by jkautt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry it doesn't cut it for "List of Bad Words". It doesn't work, here's some examples.
"Hey slash you man."
"Go slash yourself."
"You're a slash"
"You're a slashing retard."
It just doesn't sound harsh.
2006-07-11 00:21:44 · answer #5 · answered by Nine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is usually fan fiction that revolves around two characters from a show or book or movie that puts them in a romantic relationship.. they are usually non-conventional couples.. that are not couples on the show like maybe two female friends or two male friends.
2006-07-11 17:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by WiTcH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
slash often means homosexual love, and is mostly used in fanfictions and the like
it is also often graphic
2006-07-11 00:22:27 · answer #7 · answered by demon_girl_of_night 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suggest that you use Yahoo to search the web: define slash
You'll get many definitions.
2006-07-11 00:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by kearneyconsulting 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a rather nice sounding word, if you ask me. Which you did.
2006-07-11 00:20:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋