Jodesian
(formed on the stem “Jodes-,” a character name on the HBO series “Sharp Objects,” which was based on Gillian Flynn’s novel of the same title)
1. LGBTQ-friendly descriptive term for persons whose actions are motivated by same-sex desire that they can’t openly acknowledge;
1a. Sometimes used more generally to refer to same-sex triangulated relationships in general.
2. Less frequently, the term is applied to characters who function as a secret object of desire or as the hidden emotional touchstone in a narrative (short story, novel, film).
1. LGBTQ-friendly descriptive term for persons whose actions are motivated by same-sex desire that they can’t openly acknowledge;
1a. Sometimes used more generally to refer to same-sex triangulated relationships in general.
2. Less frequently, the term is applied to characters who function as a secret object of desire or as the hidden emotional touchstone in a narrative (short story, novel, film).
1. I was reading an article that claims that Jane Austen’s beloved character Emma is completely Jodesian, even though she ends up married to a guy,
1a. Has there ever been a more Jodesian scenario than the Alexandra-Ellen-Portia relationship?
2. OMG, when Jane Eyre describes her relationship with Helen at their horrible boarding school, it's so Jodesian!
1a. Has there ever been a more Jodesian scenario than the Alexandra-Ellen-Portia relationship?
2. OMG, when Jane Eyre describes her relationship with Helen at their horrible boarding school, it's so Jodesian!
Jodesian by Verba dentis June 7, 2021
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