Karmy

See also: karmy

English

Etymology

Blend of Karma +‎ Amy.

Proper noun

Karmy

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Karma Ashcroft and Amy Raudenfeld from the American television series Faking It.
   • 2014, Sophia Kaufman, "'Faking It' midseason finale forgoes subtlety", The Michigan Daily (University of Michigan), 3 December 2014, page 5A:

     Fans rooting for "Karmy" – the official couple name for the two of them – may still have hope.

   • 2018, Annemarie Navar-Gill, “From Strategic Retweets to Group Hangs: Writers’ Room Twitter Accounts and the Productive Ecology of TV Social Media Fans”, in Television & New Media, volume 19, number 5:

     But despite the show’s depiction of Karma as presumably straight, fans latched onto the “Karmy” pairing.

   • 2019, Carter Covington, quoted in Francesca Petronio, "Raised on TV: A Queer Teen's Guide to Syndicated Sexualities", thesis to The City University of New York, page 42:

     Fans were especially disappointed when Covington revealed to the Hollywood Reporter, “It was always my intention to make ‘Karmy’ happen during our final season. Karma would finally realize that her possessiveness of Amy might be a sign of deeper feelings for her best friend.”