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What does otp mean?
Stands for 'One True Pairing.' Your ultimate ship — the romantic pairing you'd put above all others in a fandom. People will scream OTP about anything from canon couples to two characters who've shared three lines of dialogue. Variants OT3, OT4, OT5 etc. extend it to polyamorous groupings (common in K-pop, where OT7 means 'all seven members together forever').
"They're my OTP and have been since episode one, I will not be normal about this."
Origin
Coined in online fandom in the early 2000s, popularised on LiveJournal and Tumblr.
Frequently asked questions
What does "OTP" mean?
It stands for One True Pairing — your absolute favourite ship, the one you'd die for.
How do you use "OTP" in a sentence?
"Those two are my OTP, I need them together by the finale."
Where does "OTP" come from?
It's fandom shorthand for "One True Pairing," used to name a fan's most-loved romantic pairing.
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