imzadi

English

Etymology

From the American science-fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which it is a term of endearment used by the Betazoid race, said to mean "beloved."

Noun

imzadi (plural imzadis)

  1. (fandom slang) A person with whom one shares a profound spiritual bond; a soulmate.
    • 1994 August 30, djsst22 [username], “GWF ISO SF”, in pgh.singles‎ (Usenet):
      I have a 2 year old son, and my major interests include science fiction TV (Star Trek, X-Files), music, books and movies. […] I am looking for my imzadi, and hope to meet her someday.
    • 1999 October 28, Lisa: DreaManiChicKuriousStarfire [username], “Re: Halloween: What are your plans?”, in alt.drugs.psychedelics‎ (Usenet):
      So I'll probably run about the neighborhood with my imzadi (what I've decided to call my 'best-friend-person' now. It's a Star Trek term, Betazoid stuff.) […]
    • 2001, Cari Lynn, “To Touch The Face of God”, in Journey Without a Map, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 20:
      I push beyond my body
      I push beyond this world of mine
      Drunk without wine
      myself    my imzadi
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:imzadi.

See also
  • moirail (similar concept from Homestuck)
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