age sliding ( v.) | |
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The ageslider flag by plural-labels | |
Other forms | agesliding, ageslider / age slider (n.) |
Synonyms | age shifting / shifter, switch-little, age hop / hopping / hopper (Faedom, in circulation) |
Applies to | headmates |
Origin | Psychiatric term |
Age sliding is when the age that a headmate feels or behaves as changes over time. Some age sliders have a static age that they slide up or down from, and others do not. Age sliders will often have a specific range that they slide between and can be large or small.[1][2]
Age hopping may specifically refer to a member hopping between ages without passing in between stages.
Related Terms[edit | edit source]
Big, middle, little, and syskid are common age-related terms, which are frequently the age ranges that a headmate may slide between.
Age regression and age progression are experiences of reverting to a younger or advancing to an older age, and may be considered part of age sliding. Ageswinging is a rapid change of ages.
Age varying is an umbrella term for experiences of changing ages.
Agehazy is a term that some age sliders may identify with.