sadfic

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noun

A fanfic which intentionally deals with a tragic situation or theme.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounsadfic (plural sadfics)

plural sadfics

  1. slanglifestyleA fanfic which intentionally deals with a tragic situation or theme.

    Just keep in mind that I don't do darkfics or sadfics.

    1997 February 6, Andrew Huang, “[Ranma] [fanfic] Life and Manhood”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet)
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    For I had faith that this author would apply craft and finesse to the fic, even if it were yet another "sadfic" with yet another Akane added to the corpses that litter the archive.

    1997 August 3, Talswapr [username], “[Ranma] [Review] Taleswapper's Quarterly Post”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet)

    This is probably my first attempt at writing something even close to a darkfic. If anything, it seems to come across as a sadfic. Even if the character does try to take her life, I won't try to classify it as a suicide fic.

    2000 March 31, Rakna, “[Eva] [FanFic] The One I Love Is... - Darkness of a Broken Heart”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet)

    Synonyms: angst, angstfic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fanfic which intentionally deals with a tragic situation or theme.

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Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 虐文
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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