Meanings
plural kink memes · alternative kinkmeme
- slanglifestyleAn online space in which requests for fan fiction (generally involving a specific kink) are posted and fulfilled anonymously.
It was originally published in late 2010 in response to a request on the Supernatural kinkmeme.
2021, Milena Popova, Dubcon: Fanfiction, Power, and Sexual Consent, page 452 more examples
Kink memes are generally hosted on the blogging platforms Dreamwidth or LiveJournal, which have comment structures that allow for specific requests to be put up and responded to in a linked manner.
2018, Rukmini Pande, Squee from the Margins: Fandom and Race, page 166Noticeably, most of these kinkmeme prompts revolve around Sherlock and John's sexual/romantic relationship in one form or another.
2019, Christiana Gregoriou, "The Fandom Is Afoot: BBC Sherlock and Its Fanfiction at Play", in Retold Resold Transformed: Crime Fiction in the Global Era (Christiana Gregoriou, David Platten, & Gigliola Sulis), unnumbered page
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kink meme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kink%20meme
“kink meme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kink%20meme. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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