Quincest

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The real-person fiction ship of identical twin indie pop duo Tegan and Sara. slang

    "When she met Sarah, she felt more solidly herself than she had felt in years. Do you know about the subgenre of Tegan and Sara fan fiction called quincest? Tegan asked. Sarah raised a provocative eyebrow and leaned forward. Does it involve Tegan and Sarah...fucking? The way she said Sarah made it clear who she meant, and they way she said fucking, what."

Example

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"When she met Sarah, she felt more solidly herself than she had felt in years. Do you know about the subgenre of Tegan and Sara fan fiction called quincest? Tegan asked. Sarah raised a provocative eyebrow and leaned forward. Does it involve Tegan and Sarah...fucking? The way she said Sarah made it clear who she meant, and they way she said fucking, what."

Etymology

From Quin + -cest, presumably constructed to rhyme with twincest.

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