profic

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noun

Professionally published fiction, especially tie-in fiction based on a media property.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounprofic (countable and uncountable, plural profics)

plural profics

  1. slanguncountablelifestyleProfessionally published fiction, especially tie-in fiction based on a media property.
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    Fanfic is not competition. I read what interests me--and the profic ain't interesting, at least not anymore. (Except books with Vulcans. Lots and lots of Vulcans. I like Vulcans. You put out anything with Vulcans, and I'm likely to buy it, even if I read negative reviews of it. I love Vulcans.) Point is, I haven't chosen fanfic *over* profic.

    1998 August 13, Laura Jacquez Valentine, “Copyright violation for fun and no profit?”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet)
  2. countableslanglifestyleA work of professionally published fiction.

    BTW: there are some profics that I enjoy, but most of them I wonder if the author knows anything about TOS!!!! And I extend that to Bill Shatner's post-Nexus stories - there are some lovely moments, but I really don't care for his Kirk, Spock, and McCoy many times.

    1999 November 28, Islao...@aol.com, “Dating Gary Mitchell”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet)

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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