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Murder Husbands en · PROPN

Etymology

Referring to the homicidal activities of Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham on the television series Hannibal. Coined by fans and subsequently written into the script of the episode "...And the Woman Clothed with the Sun" as a friendly in-joke.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Synonym of Hannigram.
   • The coupling of Will and Hannibal, who are jointly referred to as ‘‘Hannigram’’ or ‘‘Murder Husbands’’ by fans, became one of the most popular pairings on online fandom epicentres such as Tumblr. 2018, Jaquelin Elliott, “This Is My Becoming: Transformation, Hybridity, and the Monstrous in NBC's Hannibal”, in University of Toronto Quarterly, volume 87, number 1, page 260:
   • Hannibal, by contrast, is often rendered “attractive and sympathetic,” as Hannibal seduces the audience and Will Graham simultaneously; by the end of the show the viewer is in a ménage à trois with the murder husbands. 2020, EJ Nielsen, Kavita Mudan Finn, “Blood in the Moonlight: Hannibal as Queer Noir”, in Jessica Balanzategui, Naja Later, editor, Hannibal Lecter’s Forms, Formulations, and Transformations: Cannibalising Form and Style, unnumbered page:
   • Thus, fans can fully conceptualize the murder husbands' relationship in post-fall fix-it fics. 2024, Jamie MacGregor, “'This is all I ever wanted for You, Will. For both of us.' 'It's beautiful.': Hannibal Post-Canon Fics and Queer Futurity”, in Kaitlin Tonti, editor, Fix-It Fics: Challenging the Status Quo through Fan Fiction, page 111:

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Hannigram

wikipedia: Hannibal (TV series) · wikipedia: ...And the Woman Clothed with the Sun · wikipedia: Will Graham (character) · wikipedia: Hannibal Lecter