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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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