fandom bicycle

English

Etymology

From town bicycle, the jocular idea being that, like a hypothetical bicycle shared by an entire fandom, "everyone gets a ride" with the character.

Noun

fandom bicycle (plural fandom bicycles)

1. (fandom slang) A character who is shipped with many other characters.

   Synonym: little black dress

   • 2010 September 14, Menacherie (@Menacherie), Twitter‎^[1]:

     LOL Hermione is SO the fandom bicycle more so than Harry I think.

   • 2021 September 7, Tirs For Fears (@potatowitch666), Twitter‎^[2]:

     I am multiship TRASH. especially in Dragon Age, I'm happy with my faves kissing really any of my other faves. Especially Anders. man is the fandom bicycle and that is delightful, he deserves many smooches.

   • 2022 August 7, Hannigramwich (Darling Idiot) (@hannigramwich), Twitter‎^[3]:

     When I say Will Graham is my fandom bicycle I mean I’d pair him up with anybody. Stanitz….Zeller….Freddie….that policeman that was questioning him when he was sleepwalking…

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:fandom bicycle.