Meanings
plural moirails
- Homestuck fandom slangA soulmate or life partner, especially one who exerts a calming influence.
Look what my moirail got me for Christmas!
2012 December 24, Adelaide Robinson (@dordwaltz), Twitter2 more examples
my moirail is coming over to watch lotr tomorrow she has no idea what shes getting into omg
2012 December 24, m. d. geronimo (@jakestrider), Twittermoving into the house with my moirail and friends tomorrow ❤️ sleepytime
2013 September 22, Lucien (@tunefulCandour), Twitter
Origin
- Ancient Greekμοῖρᾰ“lot, destiny”
- Englishmoirail
Coined by American author and webcomic artist Andrew Hussie in his multimedia fiction work Homestuck. Reportedly constructed from the Ancient Greek μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”). Presented with the coordinate term moirallegience, which seems to be a blend of moira + allegience, with the -ail suffix potentially back-derived from this form. Another potential influence is the term guardrail. In the series, moirallegience is one of four "quadrants" within the complex romance system of the alien troll species, described by Hussie as being similar to the "concept of a soul mate, but in a more platonic sense," for the purpose of pacifying a partner who is dangerous.
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