Headcanon

Synonyms for "headcanon"

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Translations

7 translations across 3 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 私設 /私设 noun (fandom slang: fan interpretations of a fictional universe)
  • 腦洞 /脑洞 noun (fandom slang: fan interpretations of a fictional universe)
  • 腦補 /脑补 verb (Translations)

Russian

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  • хедкано́н noun (fandom slang: fan interpretations of a fictional universe)
  • хедкано́нить verb (Translations)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • гедкано́н noun (fandom slang: fan interpretations of a fictional universe)
  • гедкано́нити verb (Translations)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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According to my headcanon, Luke Skywalker is a gay ace.

Source: tatoeba (8683406)

In my own headcanon of Rocky IV, Ivan Drago is a Russian Mafia enforcer instead of a Red Army Captain.

Source: wiktionary

Technically, the social context of Borogravia is such that the actual external difference between a trans man and a woman disguised as a man is practically indiscernible – the technology level means they’re indistinguishable by the bodily modification standard (although now that I think about it, there's no reason Igors couldn't perform sex changes, and that's going in my headcanon now), and there does not appear to be a space in the language for self-identification.

Source: wiktionary

That wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that they just fill in the missing information with whatever headcanon (one's personal belief of what is true to the universe) they want instead of actually trying to find out more about the character.

Source: wiktionary

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