Y/N

See also: yn

English

Alternative forms

• y/n
• YN (uncommon)

Phrase

Y/N

1. (computing) Initialism of yes/no.

   PROCEED? [Y/N]

Proper noun

Y/N

1. (fandom slang) Initialism of your name; a placeholder for the reader's name in self-insert fanfiction.

   Y/N grabbed their keys and left the room.

   “Y/N, come here.” He wrapped you in a tight hug.

   • 2017, Millicent Ellen Lovelock, "You and I: One Direction, Fans and the Co-Construction of Identity", thesis submitted to the University of Otago, page 28:

     In many imagines posted in 2013 on one blog, the scenario ends with “Y/N” (Your Name) being asked on a date. In one imagine, “Y/N” is Niall’s cousin and is going to meet his band mates for the first time. She is worried they won’t like her but Harry is especially friendly and watches her all day. Finally, he says, “You’re just really beautiful (Y/N). And I was wondering if I could take you on a date tomorrow?”

   • 2022, Jasdeep Kaur Chandi & Kulveen Trehan, "Clutching on to Gendered Tropes?: Framing of Gender Roles and Power Dynamics by Young Indian Writers of BTS Fanfiction", Volume 3, Issue 4, page 717:

     Y/N fanfiction differs from Mary-Sue fanfiction in that it allows readers to imagine and enter the story as a protagonist.

   • 2022, Effie Sapuridis & Maria K. Alberto, "Self-Insert Fanfiction as Digital Technology of the Self", Humanities, Volume 11, Issue 3 (link):

     Often, these slippages occurred when the author described the Y/N character’s hair (“long hair, “braided hair”, “thick, tousled hair”, or hair that another character can “[run] their fingers through”), or when providing the Y/N character’s physique (“small frame”, “bikini”, “slim waist”).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Y/N.

Usage notes

• Since Y/N takes the place of a name, it may take pronouns of any grammatical person, depending on the story's point of view.