genfic

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noun

Fan fiction that does not focus specifically on romance or sex.

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noungenfic (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablelifestyleFan fiction that does not focus specifically on romance or sex.

    Believe it or not there is as much genfic as there is slashfic.

    2000 February 15, LHGraphics [username], “Re: Tripping Billies”, in alt.tv.sentinel (Usenet)
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    Fee Folay writes, "I do read a lot of genfic, but I find the slash is more likely to explore a deeper, more intense relationship between the male protagonists, and that beguiles me."

    2002, Will Brooker, Using the Force: Creativity, Community and Star Wars Fans, Continuum, →ISBN, page 136

    Genfic and hetfic typically extend the source material along lines consistent with the producers' intentions, albeit sometimes more explicitly than the broadcast market would allow.

    2008, Steve Abrams, Smaragd Grün, “Mundanes at the Gate … and Perverts Within: Managing Internal and External Threats to Community Online”, in Tyrone L. Adams, Stephen A. Smith, editors, Electronic Tribes: The Virtual Worlds of Geeks, Gamers, Shamans, and Scammers, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 210

    Synonyms: gen

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nounFan fiction that does not focus specifically on romance or sex.

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

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