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FROM THE EDITORS' QUILLS

 

 

 

This issue of Jabberwock Online is a significant milestone in the Beast’s lengthy journey through time. As the first editorial board of the newly official journal, we were pitted against many first-time challenges – the inception of a new website and the ideation of the Fandom issue. We battled against time and rowed through your stream of submissions – we kept our magnifying glasses by our sides at all times to scrutinize every minute detail on paper and screen alike. We could not and would not settle for anything less than perfect. This  edition is an impeccable piñata full of Fangirling goodness and mindboggling explorations of your favorite shows, movies, and books. Additionally , this issue also includes a very exciting ‘What’s on Your Mind’ feature with our professors, Kasturi Kanthan ma'am and Rukshana Shroff ma'am. There is action, drama, poetry, prose, hysterical rants, and serene flashbacks - all this and more.

 

Finally here we are! Presenting to you an issue that is a creation of your infectious enthusiasm and our dedication to serving the holy beast.

Long live Jabberwock – Let’s keep flutterwacken.

 

~ TEAM JABBERWOCK 

 

GUIDE 101 on 'Fangirlese'

Potterheads.

Whovians.

Hunters.

Sherlockians.

Fannibals.

Ringers.

Tributes.

Avatards.

SuperWhoLock.

Janeites.

Welcome to Night Vale.

 

And the list continues... all the way to the moon and back (or maybe, even farther than that!)

 

Welcome to the world of fandoms! If you belong to any of the above mentioned families, then congratulations- you have become a member of a wonderful (but not so healthy) subculture. You are probably prone to hysterical fits, screaming whenever you see (or read and listen to) your bias and speaking in a language that no one seems to understand.

 

The life of a fangirl is not so easy- there is so much to do (like stalk your biases and reblog all posts about them on Tumblr) and yet, so little time. I would have loved to carry on this subject but this article is addressed entirely to an audience who does not understand the language called ‘Fangirlese’. According to Urban Dictionary, fangirlese is described as ‘an obscure language spoken by fangirls’ [More details on this can be found here]. And obscure this language indeed is...to an outsider. However, do not fret for ‘fangirlese’ is extremely easy to comprehend (and learn) once you know the basics.

 

So, here is Guide 101 to ‘Fangirlese’- the language that will soon dominate the world!

 

1. “Excuse me while I ASDFGHJKL” or simply "ASDFGHJKL":

This may mean several things- either we are spazzing out over our OTP (One True Pairing) or that gorgeous demi-god we just can’t tear our eyes away from or it may simply mean frustration when things do not go the way we expected in our favourite TV series or movie or book. It is up to the others to discern the meaning of this expression based on the context in which it has been used.

 

2. “I ship X and Y”: Basically, we want X and Y to end up together- forever and blissfully.In case, we are not shipping the OTP, we frequently feel the strong urge to murder one of the leads who are posing a threat to our ship. ‘Ship’, short for romantic relationship, can be used as a noun as well as a verb. For example- (a) I ship Hermione with Draco. (b) Girl, Sheriarty (Sherlock Holmes x Jim Moriarty) is a far better ship than Johnlock (John Watson x Sherlock Holmes). People who support a particular ship are known as ‘shippers’.

 

3. "My ovaries just exploded":

A common phenomenon with fangirls, it can happen due to various reasons that range from seeing one of our husbands (actors, fictional characters that they are fangirling over) to merely hearing their voice.Do not panic in case a fangirl uses this phrase. We have the incredible power of instantaneously growing back our ovaries and having them explode again. No big deal.

 

4. ''I can't even...!"

This phrase is used when we are fangirling so hard that we cannot complete our sentences. You are supposed to complete the sentence based on the context the phrase has been used.

 

Oh c’mon! This is an extremely expressive phrase; it’s your fault that you do not understand what we are trying to say.

 

5. "All these feels are destroying me''

 

Feels are the extreme emotions that attack us when watching a TV show, or a movie or reading a book. They compel us to sit in a corner and nurse our broken heart. Feels are extremely hazardous to the health of a fangirl.

 

6. “What is air?”: Translates to “I’m having a hard time breathing now.”

 

7. “I hate you for existing”: Translates to “I hate you for making me waste my time but I love you anyway; my life revolves around you.”

 

8. Phrases like ‘UGH’, ‘OMG!’

 

9. Extensive and erratic use of punctuations. For example: “Did you watch last night’s episode!!!!!!!?? I STILL CAN’T GET OVER IT!!!!?”

 

10. Perpetual use of capital letters.

 

As you can see, ‘Fangirlese’ is an extremely comprehensible language once you grasp the basics. To learn it, you do not have to toil much; just become a part of a fandom, stalk the members of your fandom incessantly, join Tumblr and reblog all your way to fandom glory!

 

P.S. On that note, OMG!!! HAVE YOU SEEN TOM HIDDLESTON DANCING!!!? ASDFGHJKL I CAN’T EVEN!! I THINK MY OVARIES JUST EXPLODED!!!​ 

~CHITRANGI KAKOTI

JABBERWOCKY TUNES
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