/ˈmɒfət/ (moffating, to moffat, moffated, moffats etc.)
Basically trolling a fandom by ending a TV series season with a cliffhanger, an extremely frustrating ending and/or killing of a character and (optionally) then going on a hiatus for more than a year, all the while managing to make said fandom still love you.
After moffating a fandom there will be A) a lot of online sadness for the deceased character and/or B) internet (crack)theories and/or C) quite a bit of good old fashioned Internet rage against the writer of the episode. Good examples are Sherlock or Doctor Who.
Basically trolling a fandom by ending a TV series season with a cliffhanger, an extremely frustrating ending and/or killing of a character and (optionally) then going on a hiatus for more than a year, all the while managing to make said fandom still love you.
After moffating a fandom there will be A) a lot of online sadness for the deceased character and/or B) internet (crack)theories and/or C) quite a bit of good old fashioned Internet rage against the writer of the episode. Good examples are Sherlock or Doctor Who.
Person 1: Oh my god! Did you see the ending of {insert series}? Classic moffat.
Person 2: Yes, the forums are going crazy with theories!
Person 2: Yes, the forums are going crazy with theories!
by Someone on the Internet August 26, 2013
Get the moffatmug. by Marty Scanlon December 3, 2007
Get the moffatmug. by jjmcdnnc April 4, 2010
Get the moffatmug. by Larry 2.0 May 7, 2007
Get the moffatmug. The King of all things troll-ish who reigns over a land in which the people are constantly crying and everything hurts. Reichenbach's soundtrack is played on a loop in all the supermarkets, and Doomsday is played in all the local bars. In these bars you are personally waited upon by a Mark Gatiss, who will serve you your soul on a silver platter.
by JustBeingBreezy May 11, 2012
Get the Moffatmug. A single word explaining all sorrow. Coming from Steven Moffat, who has bought sadness to many BBC fandoms.
by v-vesps January 19, 2013
Get the Moffatmug. by the bad wolf May 15, 2013
Get the Moffatmug.