Kaylor

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Kaylor (plural Kaylors)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kaylor is the 6454th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5260 individuals. Kaylor is most common among White (93.61%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Blend of Karlie +‎ Taylor.

Proper noun

Kaylor

  1. (fandom slang) The real-person fiction ship of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and model Karlie Kloss.
    • 2022, Jill Gutowitz, Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays‎[1], page 69:
      In my opinion, the smoking gun of the Kaylor fan theory is a 2015 video, taken by a fan, of Swift and Kloss kissing (allegedly) on a balcony at a The 1975 concert.
    • 2024, Kat McKenna, Look What You Made Me Do: The Ultimate Guide for Taylor Swift Fans!‎[2], unnumbered page:
      Often spotted holding hands, their closeness is undeniable, and there are pages online still dedicated to speculation and evidence about Kaylor.
    • 2025, Paula Clare Harper, “15Hearing #Gaylor: Queer Musical (Conspiracy) Theorizing in the Internet Age”, in Christa Bentley, Kate Galloway, Paula Harper, editors, Taylor Swift: The Star, The Songs, The Fans‎[3], unnumbered page:
      Evidence for this – perhaps some of the strongest in the Kaylor arsenal – is a is a road trip that Swift and Kloss took through Big Sur in March 2014.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Kaylor.

Noun

Kaylor (plural Kaylors)

  1. (fandom slang) Someone who believes that Swift and Kloss had a real romantic relationship.
    Hypernym: Gaylor
    • 2022, Jill Gutowitz, Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays‎[4], page 69:
      The other thing you need to know is that I am a Kaylor.
    • 2024, Yvonne M. Eadon, “'You Could Hear a Hair Pin Drop': Queer Utopianism and Informal Knowledge Production in the Gaylor Closeting Conspiracy Theory”, in Social Media + Society‎[5]:
      Kaylors, or fans who are devoted to shipping Kloss and Swift, are a specific subset of Gaylors with their own aesthetic and discursive tendencies.
    • 2025, Paula Clare Harper, “15Hearing #Gaylor: Queer Musical (Conspiracy) Theorizing in the Internet Age”, in Christa Bentley, Kate Galloway, Paula Harper, editors, Taylor Swift: The Star, The Songs, The Fans‎[6], unnumbered page:
      This so-called #kissgate video kicked the investigative work of Kaylors into high gear; they began to scour social media ever more intently for clues.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Kaylor.
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