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[[Image:Dariatrent.gif|right|frame|Daria/Trent, from "[[Daria!]]"]]

A term drawn from fanfiction in general, often written as '''shipperfic'''. Short for "relationshipper," a '''shipper''' can be used to describe either romance-based stories or their authors and fans. Early in this fandom's history, the most common form of shipper was a match-up between [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] and [[Trent Lane|Trent]] (a.k.a., Daria/Trent). In more recent years, the variety of relationship match-ups has expanded considerably, sometimes to absurdity.

A term drawn from fanfiction in general, often written as '''shipperfic''' or 'shipper, with the apostrophe. Short for "relationshipper," a '''shipper''' can be used to describe either romance-based stories or their authors and fans. Early in this fandom's history, the most common form of shipper was a match-up between [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] and [[Trent Lane|Trent]] (a.k.a., Daria/Trent). In more recent years, the variety of relationship match-ups has expanded considerably, sometimes to absurdity.

Gay or lesbian shippers written about same-sex character pairs are called [[slash]] fiction or "slashfic," for the slash mark separating the names of the two lovers when referring to such tales. The term arose decades ago in ''Star Trek'' fanfic that posited a homosexual relationship between Captain Kirk and Science Officer Spock. Daria/Jane is probably the most common form of slash in ''Daria'' fandom. Further discussion of slash fanfic appears under that heading; the remainder of this article discusses only heterosexual match-ups.