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MST<br />

Noromo,<br />

NoRomo,<br />

NoRoMo<br />

nt, (nt), NT<br />

Nuzgul,<br />

nuzgul<br />

OAV<br />

setting that never appeared on MST3K itself.<br />

Improbable crossovers within the show itself count,<br />

such as Mike&Joel.<br />

"No Romance." Noromos are opponents <strong>of</strong> the M/S<br />

(Mulder/Scully) 'shippers in X-Files fandom. M/S is<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the most widespread and deeply entrenched<br />

'ships online, so the Noromos are also fairly well X-Files<br />

known and the term could be applied to other such<br />

opposition groups. Also called nonshippers,<br />

platonics, or NAXIS (Not A Kiss In Sight).<br />

When spotted on the subject line <strong>of</strong> a message on<br />

a messageboard, this stands for "No Text" --<br />

meaning that there's no message attached to the<br />

subject line, the subject line is all <strong>of</strong> that person general<br />

wanted to say, so don't bother clicking it to read<br />

more because there ain't any. Also seen as (nm) --<br />

"No Message."<br />

Another name for plotbunny. Origin uncertain, but<br />

Tolkien<br />

apparently a deliberate misspelling <strong>of</strong> "Nazgul."<br />

O<br />

Original Animation Video -- an anime production<br />

anime/mang<br />

sold direct to video. Not a fanfic term but <strong>com</strong>es up<br />

a<br />

fairly <strong>of</strong>ten in anime fanfic discussions.<br />

OC, oc See original character. general<br />

OFC, <strong>of</strong>c See Original Female Character. general<br />

old-school<br />

A Harry Potter story set when Harry's parents<br />

attended Hogwarts.<br />

Harry Potter<br />

OMC, omc See Original Male Character. general<br />

Abbreviation for "Oh my Eru," a substitution for<br />

OME, ome "OMG" ("oh my God"). Eru Iluvatar is the over-god Tolkien<br />

<strong>of</strong> JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth.<br />

One True<br />

Pairing<br />

The belief that a given fandom only contains one<br />

"real" couple, and that any other 'shipping is<br />

preposterous. Usually abbreviated to OTP and<br />

nowadays <strong>of</strong>ten used humorously. An OTP with<br />

three members is an OT3.<br />

unknown<br />

OOC, ooc See out <strong>of</strong> character. roleplaying<br />

ops<br />

An IRC chatroom term -- someone "with ops" has<br />

an @ next to their name. An op has more control<br />

over the room's security, ie. channel options,<br />

banning, kicking, etc. In registered rooms there are<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten rules and politics about <strong>who</strong> gets op status.<br />

IRC<br />

original<br />

character<br />

Original<br />

Female<br />

Character<br />

Original<br />

Flavor<br />

Any character <strong>who</strong> was created by a fanfic author,<br />

rather than being from the original canon material.<br />

Often abbreviated to "OC" or "oc."<br />

Any female character <strong>who</strong> was created by a fanfic<br />

author, rather than being from the original canon<br />

material. Often abbreviated to "OFC" or "<strong>of</strong>c." Also<br />

seen as Annoying Original Female Character<br />

(AOFC) and other such bastardizations.<br />

A fic intended to be as close to the series it is<br />

based on in content, tone, etc. as possible.<br />

general<br />

general<br />

anime/mang<br />

a<br />

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