Hollstein

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English

Etymology

Blend of Hollis +‎ Karnstein, presumably as a play on Holstein.

Proper noun

Hollstein

  1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Laura Hollis and Carmilla Karnstein from the web series Carmilla.
    • 2016, Aimee, quoted in Shannon Morrison, "Navigating and Exploring LGBT Identity in Fandom", paper submitted to the College of Charleston:
      Hollstein shippers didn't really understand the fact that some people didn't ship the same thing as them, and I myself received a lot of anonymous hate for not shipping them.
    • 2017 December, Roxy Bourdillon, “The Little Web Series That Did”, in Diva, page 32:
      Watching two out actors portray dream duo "Hollstein" provides an extra frisson and makes Natasha and Elise's passion for positive queer representation all the more powerful.
    • 2019, Lorna Jowett, “'Most of You Are Wondering Who the Heck I Am': Carmilla (2014-2016, online) as Digital Reimagining of Le Fanu's 'Carmilla'”, in Lorna Piatti-Farnell, editor, Gothic Afterlives: Reincarnations of Horror in Film and Popular Media, page 84:
      As the series' main characters, Hollstein are immensely popular and the relationship has provided the emotional rollercoaster ride for characters and viewers that might be expected from such a relationship in a complex serial narrative.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hollstein.