Jate

See also: jate

English

Etymology

Blend of Jack +‎ Kate.

Proper noun

Jate

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Jack Shephard and Kate Austen from the television series Lost.
   • 2008, Jon Lachonis, Amy J. Johnston, Lost Ate My Life: The Inside Story of a Fandom Like No Other, unnumbered page:

     For example, a Jate shipper would say that “Jack and Kate are my OTP.”

   • 2010, Robert Dougherty, Lost: It Only Ends Once: An Unofficial Last Look, page 44:

     Of course, 'Jate' fans may hope that she is destined to marry Jack, and become the 'Shephard' listed on the wall.

   • 2012, Erin Leslie, Lost After Lost, page 67:

     I really enjoyed this episode – Jack and Kate get caught in a net (Loved the Jate this episode.)

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

Derived terms

• Jater

Anagrams

• jeat