'verse

plural 'verses

1. slanglifestyleThe (fictional) universe in which the TV series Firefly is set.

   In the dystopian Firefly ‘verse, the government itself is “antisocial.”

   2007, Joy Davidson, The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly, page 51

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   How has the landscape of the 'verse changed? Was there a toppling of the Alliance government?

   2006 August 22, “Life in the 'verse AFTER the BDM”, in alt.tv.firefly (Usenet)

   Happily, it's a fun ‘verse for a journey. It's no accident that Joss Whedon built Firefly with the elements of a great MMOG.

   2007, Corey Bridges, “The Virtual ‘Verse”, in Jane Espenson, editor, Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe

   In the Firefly/Serenity ‘verse (as in ours), unstable teenage girls are not supposed to be able to kill three men with three shots.

   2008, K. Dale Koontz, Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon, page 160

2. abbreviationclippingClipping of universe.