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Mary Sue

Noun (Originally in fan fiction)

Definition: A type of female character who is depicted as unrealistically lacking in flaws or weaknesses.

“She was not a ‘strong woman’ so much as an insufferable Mary Sue.”

“She has no flaws, and if someone called her a Mary Sue, I’d have a difficult time arguing.”

“As modifier, these novels are high on Mary Sue characters.”

Origin: 1970s: from the name of a character in A Trekkie’s Tale (1973), a parody fan fiction story based on the US television series Star Trek.

Published in Dawn, Young World June 17th, 2017

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