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Mst
//ˌɛm ˌɛs ˈtiː// name, noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Mountain Standard Time. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
- 1 Initialism of minimum spanning tree. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A parody fanfic created in this manner. slang
"The commentary in the MSTs may have been nasty and uncalled for; but it was not plagiarism."
- 3 Abbreviation of Master of Studies. abbreviation, alt-of
- 4 standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States wordnet
Verb
- 1 To mock a work (typically a fanfic) by inserting satirical commentary. dated, slang, transitive
"But you can't quote large chunks, and MSTing a story would seem to me to be across the line into infringement."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From the sci-fi comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, commonly known as MST3K, which features an audience of fictional characters (a man stranded in space and his robot companions) riffing real B movies.
Etymology 2
From the sci-fi comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, commonly known as MST3K, which features an audience of fictional characters (a man stranded in space and his robot companions) riffing real B movies.
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