Clois

See also: clois and clóis

English

Etymology

Blend of Clark +‎ Lois.

Proper noun

Clois

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Clark Kent and Lois Lane from the television series Smallville.
   • 2008, Jennifer Gillan, Television and New Media: Must-Click TV, Routledge (2011), →ISBN, page 46:

     The same thing occurred among Smallville's shippers who were divided among supporting Clana (Clark/Lana), Clois (Clark/Lois), Chlark (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex (Clark/Lex).

   • 2010 May 9, Christopher M., “Re: Smallville Season 10”, in rec.arts.tv‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I think even Clois fans would go along with that, since she dumped Clark.

   • 2014, Cory Barker, "'Chlark' vs 'Clois': Shippers, Anti-Fans, and Anti-Fan Fans in Smallville", in Mapping Smallville: Critical Essays on the Series and Its Characters (eds. Cory Barker, Chris Ryan, & Myc Wiatrowski), McFarland & Company (2014), →ISBN, page 182:

     Although "Escape" tackles these kinds of issues more heavily than the typical Smallville episode and thus could have prompted a more spirited output, other episode sub-forums are also filled with Chlark and Clois fans discussing the validity of their favorite relationship.

Anagrams

• Clios, Coils, coils