The term slash comes from the way those stories were labeled with a slash (K/S) instead of an ampersand. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
There was a time when the term slash and burn brought to mind a form of shifting cultivation practised from ancient times. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
Obama had denounced what he called slash and burn politics just last Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2007] Reference
Some of the sites, of course, contain slash fiction. From Wordnik.com. [June | 2009 | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference
… I call Rule 34 on Yglesias/Klein slash fiction. mofo says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Valentine’s Day] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Getting very, very short-term slash and burn agriculture. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2007] Reference
MITTERMEIER: You're getting very, very short term slash and burn agriculture. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2007] Reference
Can I just say that any professional writer out there who complains about fan fic or slash is a complete ninny?. From Wordnik.com. [Day in the Life of an Idiot] Reference
Good grief, I've even dabbled in slash, but I went back later and took the slash elements out because they didn't fit. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-01] Reference
Speaking to about 9,000 employees in Rüsselsheim, Welsh-born Mr Reilly said GM wasn't pursuing a short-term slash and burn policy. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Even more intriguing: some of those fan stories -- the ones called "slash" -- were homoerotic. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
Plus enough to offset a dismal/triple/slash, that is. From Wordnik.com. [The Crawfish Boxes] Reference
You know when you put the idea of slash out there, someone has to do it. From Wordnik.com. [A Month of Writers, Day Ten: Wil Wheaton « Whatever] Reference
They burn the excess, called slash, after a rain or grind it up for mulch. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
With the absolute abruptness of a sword slash, the wind had been chopped off. From Wordnik.com. [A Son Of The Sun] Reference
The big warrior had claw marks on his face and a sword slash on his right arm. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons of Autumn Twilight]
The entire IPv4 address space is divided into 256 blocks, each called a slash-8 or /8. From Wordnik.com. [CNET News.com] Reference
Drake had fallen from a sword slash and, snatched up by comrades, the wound stanched by. From Wordnik.com. [Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward] Reference
Upon the sand a dead man is lying, slain by a sword slash; the murderer is running away. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series] Reference
"A soldier must expect to get wounded, sometimes, and a slash from a German sword is not. From Wordnik.com. [Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick] Reference
The root of your file system is identified as a slash (/), this is where your fs starts. From Wordnik.com. [LinuxQuestions.org] Reference
Her fingers gently walked the long ridge of the scarcely healed sword slash down his ribs. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Destiny]
It was changed to only exist without the slash, which is a great step in the right direction. From Wordnik.com. [No Longer Linking to City Pages at cvillenews.com] Reference
This is what they do in the forrest: they burn it down and then from the ashs plant new crops, this is called slash and burn. From Wordnik.com. [nisayon Diary Entry] Reference
So...you're NOT just a bum "slash" corporate tool. From Wordnik.com. [Shameless pimping: Buy The Official Handbook of the Invincible Universe] Reference
… I call Rule 34 on Yglesias/Klein slash fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Valentine’s Day] Reference
I have no objection to the hobby of "slash" fanfiction. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Here are the unemployment figures; where does "slash" fit?. From Wordnik.com. [The Democrats and Rush Limbaugh: An intriguing symbiosis.] Reference
I do not know what constitutes "slash" left by the loggers?. From Wordnik.com. [Cascade Complex, 2 Months, 300k Acres, $50mil.] Reference
But if the world needs more of one kind of slash, it's this. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday stuff] Reference
Ignore the above, I used the wrong kind of slash to close a tag. From Wordnik.com. [Revealed knowledge - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
I think "slash" means something different than you think it means. From Wordnik.com. [The Democrats and Rush Limbaugh: An intriguing symbiosis.] Reference
Most bookstores do not have room in their pricing to "slash" prices. From Wordnik.com. [I used to spend a lot of money] Reference
The only issue I have with the logo is that the "slash" part of the logo does get lost. From Wordnik.com. [/Film 3.0 | /Film] Reference
He said it was vitriol, the same kind of slash and burn politics that we have seen before. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 4, 2008] Reference
The memory of Darrent Williams deserves much more than this kind of slash and dash coverage. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
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