Glossary
Every community has its own distinct lexicon. That's linguistics, baby.
And elements of lexicon have the ability to spread like wildfire under the right circumstances. That's memetics, baby.
Or something like that. There's probably a better term for it.
I'm an expert of neither memetics nor linguistics (though I do like linguistics), so I'll just skip to the part where I tell you that this is a glossary of the random fandom/social media/millennial terms used throughout this project. The terms' respective links on their respective pages take them to their respective definitions, and that's what they do here, too. They're just all gathered in a nice alphabetical list, linked to possibly several versions of their definition and where on the site the term is used.
Before I let you go, just know that we're not using Merriam-Webster here. We're linking to Wikipedia, Urban Dictionary, Fanlore, KnowYourMeme... I think it aligns well with the nature of this project, y'know? Sites like Wikipedia are great sources for vague knowledge you need to find out. Like. What’s a ghostwriter? Bam. Oh, okay, that's it. I’m not gonna use Wikipedia to write a paper about it, but I’ll use the site as a springboard for further research, y’know? So yeah, consider all the different sites I cite here springboards.
Alternate Universe (AU)
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary
Anime Music Video (AMV)
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary (1) (2)
Self-Docs: YouTube, Anime | Affinity Online
Convention
Self-Doc page | Anime Self-Doc | Interviews
Crossover
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary
Self-Doc page | Interview: Anna
Dealer's Room
Fan Service / Fanservice
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary
K-Pop Self-Doc | Interview: Arya
Fanfiction / Fan Fiction / Fanfic / Fic
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary
Anime Self-Doc | Interviews | Vignettes
Ghostwriter
J-Pop
K-Drama
Keyboard Smash
Koreaboo
Not Safe For Work (NSFW)
Parasocial Interaction
Skinship
Surprised Pikachu
Universe Alteration
Vlogging

Under construction!
More coming soon!
Anime
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary
Artist Alley
Anime Self-Doc | Interview: Christine
Cosplay
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary
(Cultural) Appropriation
Self-Docs: Anime, K-Pop | Interview: Abbie
English Dub
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary
Fanart / Fan Art
Wikipedia | Fanlore | Urban Dictionary
Anime Self-Doc | Interviews | Vignettes
Gacha
In Real Life (IRL)
J-Rock
K-Pop
Konglish
Let's Play
Otome
Pepe the Frog
Slice of Life
Then Perish
Visco Girl