McShep

English

Etymology

Blend of McKay +‎ Sheppard.

Proper noun

McShep

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Rodney McKay and John Sheppard from the television series Stargate Atlantis.
   • 2004 December 4, Lisa, “Re: New Photos from The Siege”, in alt.tv.stargate-atlantis‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I think she is the listmom for the McShep list.

   • 2005 May 30, Ankh, “Re: Dear Magda”, in alt.tv.stargate-sg1‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Feel free to wax lyrical about McShep to me.

   • 2009, Marla Bomersbach, "Actions That Embody Virtual Space", thesis submitted the University of Pittsburgh, page 48:

     […] she likens the McShep pairing as conceived of by the community to a drug.

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