imzadi

English

Etymology

From the American science-fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which it is a term of endearment used by the Betazoid race, said to mean "beloved."

Noun

imzadi (plural imzadis)

1. (fandom slang) A person with whom one shares a profound spiritual bond; a soulmate.
   • 1994 August 30, djsst22 [username], “GWF ISO SF”, in pgh.singles‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I have a 2 year old son, and my major interests include science fiction TV (Star Trek, X-Files), music, books and movies. […] I am looking for my imzadi, and hope to meet her someday.

   • 1999 October 28, Lisa: DreaManiChicKuriousStarfire [username], “Re: Halloween: What are your plans?”, in alt.drugs.psychedelics‎^[2] (Usenet):

     So I'll probably run about the neighborhood with my imzadi (what I've decided to call my 'best-friend-person' now. It's a Star Trek term, Betazoid stuff.) […]

   • 2001, Cari Lynn, “To Touch The Face of God”, in Journey Without a Map, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 20:

     I push beyond my body
     I push beyond this world of mine
     Drunk without wine
     myself    my imzadi

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:imzadi.

See also

• moirail (similar concept from Homestuck)