Clois

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proper noun

The ship of characters Clark Kent and Lois Lane from the television series Smallville.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. slanglifestyleThe ship of characters Clark Kent and Lois Lane from the television series Smallville.

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

    2010 May 9, Christopher M., “Re: Smallville Season 10”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    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).

    2008, Jennifer Gillan, Television and New Media: Must-Click TV, Routledge, published 2011, →ISBN, page 46

    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.

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

Origin

Blend of Clark + Lois.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cislo
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APA

Clois. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clois

MLA

“Clois.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clois. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clois,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clois.

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