Mulderangst

English

Etymology

Mulder +‎ angst

Noun

Mulderangst (uncountable)

1. (X-Files fandom slang) Emotional distress experienced by the character Fox Mulder.
   • 1996 October 24, Esther Walker, “The Brotherhood 1/14”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Well, what can I say, I've discovered that I like Mulderangst and can't get enough of it.

   • 1998 October 4, wherever [username], “Re: Worst Episode”, in alt.tv.x-files‎^[2] (Usenet):

     "3" is only bearable if you are an X-Phile, because you can derive some satisfaction from the Mulderangst over missing-and-presumed-dead Scully, and the fact that Mulder is getting some.

   • 2000 August 23, swikstr [username], “Re: Classic Fics--which ones?”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Perhaps the best piece of straight Mulderangst I've ever read and set to the harsh strains of one of my favorite poets -- T.S. Eliot. Not for the faint of heart, but an excellent journey into the dark caverns of Mulder's motivations and obsessions.

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

See also

• Scullyangst