fanfic

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/ˈfænfɪk/

noun

Fan fiction.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounfanfic (countable and uncountable, plural fanfics)

plural fanfics · alternative fan fic · alternative fan-fic

  1. informaluncountableFan fiction.
  2. countableinformalA work of fan fiction.
verbfanfic (third-person singular simple present fanfics, present participle fanficcing, simple past and past participle fanficced)

present singular third person fanfics · participle present fanficcing · participle past fanficced · past fanficced · alternative fan fic · alternative fan-fic

  1. informalintransitiveTo write fan fiction.

    I haven't seriously fanficced in years, and I'm aware of what the exercise requires in terms of structure and theme etc.

    1998 October 23, pyth...@my-dejanews.com, “Re: The Diary of Tinya Wazzo: Entry #66”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.lsh (Usenet)
  2. informaltransitiveTo write fan fiction about (something).

    […] in fact, Paramount Legal sent over a memo to Goddenberry pointing out that so many "Vulcan" stories had been "fanficced" that it probably wasn't worth his time to try to come up with anything that he could do safely.

    1998 December 3, Gharlane of Eddore, “Re: 7 Days Plot Suggestion: World War Three!”, in rec.arts.sf.tv (Usenet)
    1 more example

    See above on Charlie's Angels. They never seemed to have lives of any sort and weren't interesting to me; they always seemed like soft porn for the guys, but a lot of girls fanwanked and fanficced them into more, so I guess they could qualify.

    2005 March 9, him...@animail.net, “Re: First Time Buffy Watcher”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  3. Proto-Italic*faznom
  4. Latinfānum
  5. Latinfānāticu
  6. Frenchfanatiqueinflu.
  7. Englishfanatic
  8. Englishfancyinflu.
  9. Englishfan
  10. Englishfiction
  11. Englishfan fiction
  12. Englishfanfic

Clipping of fan fiction.

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Translations

Polish pisać fanfiki
  • pisać fanfikito write fan fiction
Portuguese fanficar
  • fanficarto write fan fiction
Cite this entry
APA

fanfic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanfic

MLA

“fanfic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanfic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanfic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanfic.

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