dead dove

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Etymology

Referencing a scene from the second episode of the American satirical sitcom Arrested Development, in which the character Michael Bluth inspects a bag labelled Dead Dove: Do Not Eat and, having found a dead dove inside, remarks on his surprise, "well, I don't know what I expected".

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dead dove (countable and uncountable, plural dead doves)

  1. (countable, fandom slang) A disclaimer or tag for fan fiction, particularly on Archive of Our Own, signifying that the work contains the content that is described, and as such, readers should not complain or be surprised about finding that content.
  2. (countable, fandom slang) A fan fiction that is particularly disturbing or disgusting due to its subject matter.
  3. (uncountable, fandom slang) Such fan fiction, collectively.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead,‎ dove.

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