shortfic
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editEtymology
editNoun
editshortfic (countable and uncountable, plural shortfics)
- (fandom slang, countable) A fanfic of shorter than average length.
- 1998 January 18, Lord Archive [username], “Re: [C&C][Ranma][FanFic] Right of Possession”, in rec.arts.anime.fandom[1] (Usenet):
- This is just a shortfic I wrote one afternoon. It wasn't meant to have much of a base, it was just a couple scenes that played out in my head that demanded I write them. So, I did.
- 2000 May 29, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, “Re: Thanks and update! was Re: The Ties That Bind by jrw --"Requiem" post-ep”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative[3] (Usenet):
- Hmm. Methinks I have another project on line after I do the Joyce Writes Her Version Of Season Eight Mytharc one....well, hell, I need to work on more potboiler shortfics anyway, and the current fanfic is fueling the current potboiler quite nicely....hmmm.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:shortfic.
- (fandom slang, uncountable) Such fan fiction collectively.
Hyponyms
edit- (a short fanfic): drabble