OT3
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Initialism of one true threesome coined by analogy with OTP (“one true pairing”).
Noun[edit]
OT3 (plural OT3s)
- (fandom slang) One true threesome; a polyamorous ship involving three characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
- 2015, Sam Maggs, The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks[1], page 31:
- And you don't have to limit your favorite ship to two characters — if there's a third involved, they can be your OT3.
- 2017, Charity A. Fowler, "Negotiating Desire: Resisting, Reimagining and Reinscribing Normalized Sexuality and Gender in Fan Fiction", dissertation submitted to Virginia Commonwealth University, page 286:
- For some, each member of the triangle cares deeply for the other two, like Elena/Damon/Stefan and Scott/Allison/Isaac—both the most popular OT3s in their respective fandoms.
- 2018, Lucy Neville, Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: Women and Gay Male Pornography and Erotica, page 237:
- Not only are male characters often presented as unapologetically bisexual (or, in some sense, post-sexual), but OT3 partnerships are not uncommon.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:OT3.