OT3

English

Etymology

Initialism of one true threesome coined by analogy with OTP (“one true pairing”).

Noun

OT3 (plural OT3s)

1. (fandom slang) One true threesome; a polyamorous ship involving three characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
   • 2015, Sam Maggs, The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks‎, page 31:

     And you don't have to limit your favorite ship to two characters — if there's a third involved, they can be your OT3.

   • 2017, Charity A. Fowler, "Negotiating Desire: Resisting, Reimagining and Reinscribing Normalized Sexuality and Gender in Fan Fiction", dissertation submitted to Virginia Commonwealth University, page 286:

     For some, each member of the triangle cares deeply for the other two, like Elena/Damon/Stefan and Scott/Allison/Isaac—both the most popular OT3s in their respective fandoms.

   • 2018, Lucy Neville, Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys: Women and Gay Male Pornography and Erotica, page 237:

     Not only are male characters often presented as unapologetically bisexual (or, in some sense, post-sexual), but OT3 partnerships are not uncommon.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:OT3.

Anagrams

• 3OT