Spander

English

Etymology

Blend of Spike +‎ Xander.

Proper noun

Spander

  1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Spike and Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
    • 2004 April 29, Kathryn Burlingham, “Re: You want fries with that?”, in soc.motss, Usenet‎:
      And lord knows, if you want there's plenty of Spuffy and Spander to last a lifetime.
    • 2006 September 10, Don Sample, “Re: AOQ Review 7-2: "Beneath You"”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer, Usenet‎:
      Yeah, the Spander shippers really got off on that one.
    • 2013, Mary Kirby-Diaz, "Ficcers and 'Shippers: A Love Story", in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (ed. Jennifer K. Stuller), Intellect Books (2013), →ISBN, page 46:
      Spander 'shippers prefer long NC-17 rated stories, regardless of genre.
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Spander.

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