Jily

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proper noun

The ship of characters James Potter and Lily Potter of the Harry Potter series.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. slanglifestyleThe ship of characters James Potter and Lily Potter of the Harry Potter series.

    Be prepared for some adorable Jily fluff towards the end haha.

    2017, Meg, "Fanfic Recommendation", HPReadathon, October 2017, page 9
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    A classic example is Jily (James/Lily) vs. Snily (Snape/Lily), which even had its own debate at LeakyCon.

    2013 October, “Why Victoria (@timelinenargles) Keeps Calm And Ships Jily”, in Fandoms Assemble, page 18

    For example, Rattlesnakeroot writes "I, for one, am glad to see "Lames" or "Jily" fall from grace and crash to pieces like the plaster saints they are. I'm so sick of the romantic picture of them that keeps permeating the various sites. *gag*" [11].

    2014, Zoe Alderton, “'Snapewives' and 'Snapeism': A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, page 224

Origin

Blend of James + Lily.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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