Spirk

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proper noun

The ship of characters Spock and James Kirk of the Star Trek franchise.

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  1. rareslanglifestyleThe ship of characters Spock and James Kirk of the Star Trek franchise.

    Note: he doesn't know about Spirk, as far as I know.

    2003 February 22, ToolPackinMama, “Re: K/S is a universal constant”, in alt.tv.star-trek.tos (Usenet)
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    It is most commonly noted that the first famous pairing of Kirk/Spock, or Spirk, falls under the category of buddyslash.

    2013, Janidean Bruner, "I 'like' slash: the demographics of Facebook slash communities", thesis submitted to the University of Louisville, page 10

    Even more so, the other main reason for so much consistency in economies is the long tradition of "proper" fanfiction writing and engagement, handed down from the "Spirk" zine-writers of the 80s and 90s, to the AOL email lists and forums of early X-Files fans in the mid to late 90s, to the multi-page, interactive, and searchable archives of fanfiction sites today.

    2016, Brittany Kelley, "To My Betas, Endless Chocolate Frogs!: Exploring the Intersections of Emotion, the Body, and Literacy in Online Fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Louisville, page 146

    Synonyms: K/S

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proper nounThe ship of characters Spock and James Kirk of the Star Trek franchise.

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

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