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MST

verb, noun — 2 senses

MST

verb

/ˌɛm ˌɛs ˈtiː/

Etymology From the sci-fi comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, commonly known as MST3K, which features an audience of fictional characters (a man stranded in space and his robot companions) riffing real B movies.

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Lifestyle Dated, Slang To mock a work (typically a fanfic) by inserting satirical commentary.

  • But you can't quote large chunks, and MSTing a story would seem to me to be across the line into infringement.1998 September 26, Brandon Ray, “Re: What is Fair Use?”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):
  • Maybe that's why its^([sic]) considered bad etiquette to MST without permission.2002 August 3, ForwardPast, “Re: Blanket Permission To MST 3”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet):
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  • Look it up and see if you don't agree that this story deserves to be MSTed, if not completely erased from existance^([sic])...2003 April 5, Frank White, “Re: Fan fics?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet):
Derived terms
MSTability, MSTable, MSTer, MSTing

MST

noun

Etymology From the sci-fi comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, commonly known as MST3K, which features an audience of fictional characters (a man stranded in space and his robot companions) riffing real B movies.

1

Lifestyle Slang A parody fanfic created in this manner.

  • The commentary in the MSTs may have been nasty and uncalled for; but it was not plagiarism.1999 March 10, Teddi Litman, “Re: THE ACID DESK: Vol 1, No 9 - Plagarism^([sic]) Proof”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):
  • The only MSTs I've seen (on alt.drwho.creative) have been of perfectly good fan fiction, deliberately cut about to make it look silly (truncating a character's words in the middle to create an^([sic]) non-existent innuendo, for example) - and those were *with* the authors' permission.2003 April 8, Igenlode W., “Re: Fan fics?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet):
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  • Goodbye Catherine! Come back soon! We'll all miss your unique style of MSTs! I know i will!! ;_;2003 June 18, Craig McMartin, “Re: Hasta!”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet):

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