Kataang

English

Etymology

Blend of Katara +‎ Aang.

Proper noun

Kataang

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Katara and Aang from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
   • 2006, "United Nations: The Fans of Avatar", Nick Mag Presents, Winter 2006, page 40:

     Are you a supporter of Katara and Aang’s relationship? Then you’re a member of the Kataang club.

   • 2014, "paulina101", quoted in Rincke de Bont, "The Appreciation of Storybending: An Exploration of Reviewing Practices in Online Avatar Fan Fiction", thesis submitted to Tilburg University, pages 98-99:

     I still prefer Kataang, because I can't imagine Aang and Katara ever drifting apart when Katara is the one person he could not let go and Katara's life truly began because she met him and he is basically the light and joy in her life.

   • 2017, Jake Pitre, "Rated Q for Queer: The Legend of Korra and the Evolution of Queer Reading", Reader Feather Journal, Volume 8, Number 2, Fall 2017, pages 29-30:

     Konietzko, for his part, suggests a great awareness: “There were plenty of Makorra shippers out there, so if we had gone back on our decision and gotten those characters back together, would that have meant we caved in to those fans instead?....Trust me, I remember Kataang vs. Zutara.”