Meanings
proper noun
- slanglifestyleThe ship of characters Malyen "Mal" Oretsev and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone.
Netflix’s popular show Shadow and Bone will finally be a treat for ‘Malina’ fans.
2022 December 26, “Netflix 'Shadow and Bone' Season 2 teases Alina, Mal story with new image”, in The News International, archived from the original on 01 Jan 20231 more example
The “Malina” against “Darklina” binarity was fully acknowledged by Netflix and used for the further promotion of the story (see, e.g., Still Watching Netflix, 2021).
2025, Jana Radošinská, Zdenko Mago, “Fandom and Participation in the Spotlight: Expressions of Fan Culture Related to Superhero Movie Universes”, in Lucia Furtáková, editor, Stories on Our Screens: Media Reflections of Hypermodern Society, Culture, and Everyday Life, page 37
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APA
Malina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malina
MLA
“Malina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malina. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malina.
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