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UST stands for Unresolved Sexual Tension. This generally refers to an apparent romantic/sexual undercurrent between characters in a source canon, be it a television series, film, real life or other type of fandom. Shipping often results in fandom from supposed and/or officially acknowledged UST, sometimes with fans debating whether they are happy that the relationship does not become fully canon or not.

Contents 1 Historical Definitions 2 History 3 Examples 4 External Links 5 See also

Historical Definitions

The following definition dates to February 1999 on cmshaw's Fan Glossary as specific to media fandom:

UST, n. Acronym for Unresolved Sexual Tension. Canonical or fanfictional sexual chemistry between two characters who are not at the time in a sexual relationship.[1]

The following definition dates to the Roswell fandom on June 27, 2001:

ust: stands for Unresolved Sexual Tension, in het or slash [2]

The following definition dates to October 2003:

UST: Unrelenting Sexual Tension. They want to shag. Very, very badly. They don’t. [3]

The following definition dates to August 2006 in the Gundam Wing fandom:

UST = unresolved sexual tension. [4]

History

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Examples

• Mulder and Scully of the X-Files were often noted as a pair with a high degree of UST.

External Links

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See also

• Shipping