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- 1. a dull or muffled thudding sound: "the whump of a distant explosion"
verb
- 1. make a whump: "he pitched a snowball that whumped into the car"
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Jul 25, 2020 · whump. A fandom term, commonly used by fan fiction authors (particularly in the Stargate genre) to describe physical and/or mental abuse laid on a character in a story.
verb. ˈ (h)wəmp. whumped; whumping; whumps. Synonyms of whump. intransitive verb. : bang, thump. whump noun. Word History. Etymology. imitative. First Known Use. 1897, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of whump was in 1897. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near whump. whuff. whump. whup.
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Whump is defined differently by each individual, but the general consensus is that it is a fandom term used to describe situations where a fictional character is hurt, be it emotionally or physically.
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The term is thought to have originated in the Stargate: SG-1 fandom by Fanfiction.net user OXBastetXO who claims to have coined the phrase "Danny Whumping." Danny Whumping was a "popular expression for the practice of physically and psychologically abusing one's favorite character in fanfiction and then offering them comfort."
While the term Whump is relatively new, its origins are not. People have been enjoying "hurt/comfort" stories for years and the genre can be traced back decades. In the early days fans would use email lists, webrings, and fan-published "zines" to share their stories. Some remnants of these old modes of exchange can still be found today though many of the original fandoms have died off.
For more information, please check out this fantastic article by tumblr user haich-slash-cee:
Hurt/Comfort and Whump in Fandom Discourse: A Timeline (1970′s - 2020)
It is unclear when the first whump blog appeared on Tumblr, but some of the earliest blogs included uuhshiny (9/29/2011), fyeahvulnerablemen (10/10/2011), alipeeps (1/16/2012), dailywhump (9/27/2012), whumpersunited (1/30/14), and whumpgalore (2/28/2014). Many tumblr users credit fyeahvulnerablemen and whumpgalore as their first experiences with whump.
The emergence of the whump community on Tumblr is thought to have been the result of, at least in part, the Strikethrough and Boldthrough controversies over at LiveJournal in May and June of 2007. This signaled a shift in fandom away from the popular site and to other lesser known and fan run social platforms.
March 2017April 2017July 2018September 2017January 2018February 2018Also known as "whump", a Hurt/Comfort Fic is a Fan Fic about comforting one who is hurt. Usually based on either Break The Stoic or Break the Cutie, often to the point of Woobiefication: a regular character is damaged, either emotionally or physically, and another character (usually the character's partner, love interest, or a teammate) must ...
Aug 13, 2023 · whump (plural whumps) A thumping sound. (fandom slang) A genre of fan fiction in which a character endures injury, torture, or other forms of physical and mental suffering.
whump in American English. (hwʌmp, wʌmp) noun. 1. a blow; thump. transitive verb or intransitive verb. 2. to strike; thump. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Mar 20, 2023 · The exact definition of “whump” varies from person to person, and it has evolved over time. But among whump fans, the word generally refers to portrayals of pain and recovery in media, along with fanworks and original works that put characters in those situations.
