Vauseman

English

Etymology

Blend of Vause +‎ Chapman.

Proper noun

Vauseman

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Alex Vause and Piper Chapman from the television series Orange Is the New Black.
   • 2014, Jenna Benson, in "Reviews", Blitz Mag (University of New South Wales), Session 2, Week 3 + 4 (2014), page 34:

     Note: If you don't ship 'Vauseman' by the end of the season, then I'm judging you.

   • 2016, William Patrick Bingham, "Queer Fan Practices Online: Digital Fan Production as a Negotiation of LGBT Representation in Pretty Little Liars", thesis submitted to the University of East Anglia, page 6:

     However, Clexa (Clarke Griffin and Lexa) from The 100 (2014-), Vauseman (Alex Vause and Piper Chapman) from Orange is the New Black (2013-) and Karmy (Karma Ashcroft and Amy Raudenfeld) in Faking It (2014-2016) are further examples.

   • 2019, Alexis Constantine, "'I wanna be your prison wife': Nice Blonde Ladies, Broken Rules, and Subversive Marriage Plots in Jenji Kohan’s Orange is the New Black", thesis submitted to Middle Tennessee State University, page 13:

     I will delve into the ways Vauseman both upholds and subverts the expectations of a couple involved in a traditional marriage plot.