Snily

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English

Etymology

Blend of Snape +‎ Lily.

Proper noun

Snily

  1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Severus Snape and Lily Potter of the Harry Potter series.
    • 2013 October, “Why Victoria (@timelinenargles) Keeps Calm And Ships Jily”, in Fandoms Assemble, page 18:
      A classic example is Jily (James/Lily) vs. Snily (Snape/Lily), which even had its own debate at LeakyCon.
    • 2014, Alice Oseman, Solitaire, unnumbered page:
      "If Snily had been a thing, there would have been no Harry Potter."
    • 2015, Amanda K. Allen, “Social Networking, Participatory Culture and the Fandom World of Harry Potter”, in Gail Ashton, editor, Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture, page 279:
      The acronym OTP (One True Pairing) is used by many fans to emphasize their favourite ships ('I ship Snarry, but Snily is my OTP').

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