Tibette

Tibette

English

Alternative forms

• TiBette

Etymology

Blend of Tina +‎ Bette.

Proper noun

Tibette

1. (Slang) term used to refer to the relationship between the characters Tina Kennard and Bette Porter from the television series The L Word. This practice of combining two names is common among fans when referring to fictional or real, iconic couples; it is a simple way to refer to a two individuals as a couple. .
   • 2009, Becky Walker, "Imagining the future of lesbian community: The case of online lesbian communities and the issue of trans", Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, Volume 23, Number 6, December 2009, page 933:

     The assertion of Tibette as a couple could be read as a norm of the group, against which all other couples and pairings were judged.

   • 2010, Danielle Carter, "The L Word", Official Guide to London Pride 2010, page 55:

     So what happens now? Well we obviously all wear out our DVDs and obsessively watch all the tributes on Youtube to Tibette and Sharman.

   • 2015, anonymous, quoted in Sarah Cefai, "Love's Lesbian Refrain of Feeling: 'Bette and Tina' and the Subversion of Heterosexual Affect", Rhizomes: Cultural Studies In Emerging Knowledge, Issue 28 (2015):

     Bette is OMG! I love her ... I'm straight and somehow she manages to turn me on ... and Tibette is the ultimate great couple on The L Word! Go Tibette!

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