Naomily

Naomily

English

Etymology

Blend of Naomi +‎ Emily.

Proper noun

Naomily

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Naomi Campbell and Emily Fitch from the British television series Skins.
   • 2012, Deborah F. Hunn, "'The dark side of Naomily': Skins, fan texts and contested genres", Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, Volume 26, Number 1, February 2012, page 93:

     In the case of Naomily however, the relationship is endorsed within the official text by the end of Series 3, and by Series 4 they are unambiguously presented and recognized as a couple.

   • 2020, Ann-Marie Cook, "Just a Queer Little Love Story: Skins and the Naomily Phenomenon", in Fascination of Queer (ed. Stefano Ramello), page 173:

     There was no difference between the handling of Naomily and that of other couples on the show because it was a story about falling in love—the fact that the lovers happened to be a pair of schoolgirls was incidental.

   • 2020, Kate McNicholas Smith, Lesbians on Television: New Queer Visibility & The Lesbian Normal, unnumbered page:

     The details of their romance are lovingly expanded upon, developing the Naomily narrative in multiple ways.

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