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baka
Japanese for idiot, dope, moron, fool, etc. Most
anime/mang
famously heard as "Ranma no baka!" ("Ranma, you
a
idiot!") Has crept into many anime fans' vocabulary.
A fan of a particular pairing that acts a particular
way. Barbieshippers want their pairing to behave in
Barbieshipper an idealized fashion, and tend to throw fits if X-Files
anything threatens that cherished bubble. Get a
good full explanation here.
bard
One who writes Xena and/or Hercules fanfic. See
fanficcer.
Xena
basher fic
Fanfic devoted to vilifying, humiliating, torturing,
and/or killing a character who the author dislikes.
The character in question may be portrayed as
anything from a buffoon to a jerk to a psychotic
general
monster, even if he/she was never portrayed as any
of these in canon.
Boy Band Slash, ie. NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys,
BBS etc. Yes, it exists, and there's a lot of it. See also slash
slash and RPS.
Bondage, domination, sado-masochism. A term
bdsm, BDSM from outside of fanfic, but a useful one to know general
when deciphering ratings.
The policy of adding stories to an archive in order of
Best Served, their ease of addition; that is, those stories which
First In are easy to archive (well spelled, properly spaced,
unknown
correctly formatted) are generally added first.
beta,
betaread,
beta-read
betareader,
beta-reader
bezoar
BGM
bi-faux-nen
To edit and comment on someone else's work
before it's finalized, taken presumably from the old
software term "betatesting." Betareading brings a
fresh perspective to a rough draft -- by the definition
of the word, one cannot beta one's own work.
Someone who edits your work upon your request
(or bribe). You cannot be your own betareader, and
unsolicited comments from readers after the story
goes live do not count.
Another term for troll -- originally a B:TVS monster
who controlled others' minds through its foul eggs.
In appearance, a huge, gaping maw.
Short for "background music" -- an integral part of
the anime experience, for some fans.
A humorous term invented by the Yaoi Files to
denote girls who either happen to look like pretty
boys or are purposely masquerading as males. A
pun on the term bishounen.
Someone who is so active in fandom that their
name becomes well-known in fan circles, to the
point that sometimes other fans want their
Big Name Fan
autographs or pay their way as guest speakers. A
term native to conventions and other traditional fan
gatherings. A step lower on the totem pole is the
general
general
Buffy
anime/mang
a
anime/mang
a
old fandom
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