MST

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Mountain Standard Time.

plural MSTs

1. abbreviationinitialismgraph theoryInitialism of minimum spanning tree.

present singular third person MSTs · participle present MSTing · participle past MSTed · past MSTed · alternative MiST

1. datedslangtransitivelifestyleTo mock a work (typically a fanfic) by inserting satirical commentary.

   Maybe that's why its^([sic]) considered bad etiquette to MST without permission.

   2002 August 3, ForwardPast, “Re: Blanket Permission To MST 3”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   But you can't quote large chunks, and MSTing a story would seem to me to be across the line into infringement.

   1998 September 26, Brandon Ray, “Re: What is Fair Use?”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)

   Look it up and see if you don't agree that this story deserves to be MSTed, if not completely erased from existance^([sic])...

   2003 April 5, Frank White, “Re: Fan fics?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)

plural MSTs · alternative MiST

1. slanglifestyleA parody fanfic created in this manner.

   The commentary in the MSTs may have been nasty and uncalled for; but it was not plagiarism.

   1999 March 10, Teddi Litman, “Re: THE ACID DESK: Vol 1, No 9 - Plagarism^([sic]) Proof”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   The only MSTs I've seen (on alt.drwho.creative) have been of perfectly good fan fiction, deliberately cut about to make it look silly (truncating a character's words in the middle to create an^([sic]) non-existent innuendo, for example) - and those were *with* the authors' permission.

   2003 April 8, Igenlode W., “Re: Fan fics?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)

   Goodbye Catherine! Come back soon! We'll all miss your unique style of MSTs! I know i will!! ;_;

   2003 June 18, Craig McMartin, “Re: Hasta!”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)

plural MSts

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Master of Studies.