fic

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/fɪk/

noun

A fictional story set within a preexisting fandom; a fanfic.

OriginEnglish fanfic ← French fanatiqueinflu. ← Latin fānāticu →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

nounfic (countable and uncountable, plural fics)

plural fics

  1. countableslangA fictional story set within a preexisting fandom; a fanfic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fanfic

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
  13. Englishfic

Clipping of fanfic, itself a clipping of fan fiction.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fic

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

fic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fic

MLA

“fic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fic.

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