'verse

See also: verse, Verse, versé, versë, and -verse

English

Etymology

Aphetic form of universe.

Noun

'verse (plural 'verses)

1. (fandom slang) The (fictional) universe in which the TV series Firefly is set.
   • 2006 August 22, “Life in the 'verse AFTER the BDM”, in alt.tv.firefly‎^[1] (Usenet):

     How has the landscape of the 'verse changed? Was there a toppling of the Alliance government?

   • 2007, Joy Davidson, The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly‎^[2], page 51:

     In the dystopian Firefly ‘verse, the government itself is “antisocial.”

   • 2007, Corey Bridges, “The Virtual ‘Verse”, in Jane Espenson, editor, Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe:

     Happily, it's a fun ‘verse for a journey. It's no accident that Joss Whedon built Firefly with the elements of a great MMOG.

   • 2008, K. Dale Koontz, Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon‎^[3], page 160:

     In the Firefly/Serenity ‘verse (as in ours), unstable teenage girls are not supposed to be able to kill three men with three shots.

2. Clipping of universe.

Hypernyms

• Whedonverse

Anagrams

• reves, serve, sever, veers