The Lexicon of Constrained Characters

A dictionary of terms, phrases, and conventions people use in tweets, posts, texts, and limited-character media platforms.

My mom needs the Lexicon of Constrained Characters. She keeps putting periods at the ends of her tweets. I cannot stand her shouting!

by Makarios_ August 2, 2022

Character defining feature

The part of the building that a historic preservation major would fight another person to save. Do not doubt them, their addiction to box cornice dentil work and clapboard is strong enough to make your meth-head neighbor cower in fear.

"My god. Would you look at that STUNNINGLY. FABULOUS. Decorative dentil work along THAt cornice line!!! Now THAT is a character defining feature." :')

by P.Sherman42Wallabyway March 4, 2022

People Who Call Fictional Characters Their Wife or Husband

Now these are the kinds of people you see all the time on the interweb! Commonly, when someone reaches a certain level of obsession for said character, they might start referring to them as their "wife" or "husband". Or, well, "malewife". Or.. god forbid... "waifu"...

This is pretty common in the yumeship (another word for people who ship themselves with a character) community, but sometimes these people can be a bit.. strange.

Now no hate to them of course, but they will probably find your IP address if you talk shit about their "wife". They also likely have some sort of shrine or obsessive merch collection of said character, which is totally not creepy or weird in any way. If you see a figure in a jar, don't walk, run.

P1: You're not one of those.. you know, People who call fictional characters their wife or husband, are you?
(Their entire room is covered in merch of said character) P2: What makes you think that?

by starry_horned_freak February 15, 2026