Meanings
- slanglifestyleThe ship of characters Emma Swan and Killian Jones from the television series Once Upon a Time.
And the 'Captain Swan' fans would have been like, grr!
2015, Merrin Dungey, quoted in Mars Tonic, "Once Upon a Time - It's Good to Be Bad", GayCalgary Magazine, May 2015, page 302 more examples
In its annual “Year in Review” for 2015, Tumblr listed Captain Swan, a “ship” or relationship between Captain Hook and Emma Swan of the TV program Once Upon a Time as one of its most popular pairings.
2016, Susan Henneberg, 20 Great Career-Building Activities Using Tumblr, page 43Additionally, wittyoncer states that Swan Queen is “compelling,” echoing the shared belief that Outlaw Queen and Captain Swan are anything but […]
2017, Shannon A. Suddeth, "(Dis)Enchanted: (Re)constructing Love and Creating Community in the Once Upon a Time Queer Fandom", thesis submitted to the University of South Florida, page 31
Origin
Captain + Swan, a combination of Killian Jones' title as Captain Hook and Emma Swan's surname.
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Captain Swan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Captain%20Swan
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