moirail

English

Etymology

Coined by American author and webcomic artist Andrew Hussie in his multimedia fiction work Homestuck. Reportedly constructed from the Ancient Greek μοῖρᾰ (moîra, “lot, destiny”), with potential influence from the term guardrail. In the series, moirallegience is one of four "quadrants" within the complex romance system of the alien troll species, described by Hussie as being similar to the "concept of a soul mate, but in a more platonic sense," for the purpose of pacifying a partner who is dangerous.

Noun

moirail (plural moirails)

1. (Homestuck fandom slang) A platonic soulmate or life partner, especially one who exerts a calming influence.
   • 2012 December 24, Adelaide Robinson (@dordwaltz), Twitter‎^[1]:

     Look what my moirail got me for Christmas!

   • 2012 December 24, m. d. geronimo (@jakestrider), Twitter‎^[2]:

     my moirail is coming over to watch lotr tomorrow she has no idea what shes getting into omg

   • 2013 September 22, Lucien (@tunefulCandour), Twitter‎^[3]:

     moving into the house with my moirail and friends tomorrow ❤️ sleepytime

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

See also

• imzadi (a similar concept, from Star Trek)
• kismesis (an antagonistic soulmate, from Homestuck)
• bromance (an intense platonic relationship between men)