fic

See also: ficc and fîc

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s

Proto-Italic *faznom

Latin fānum

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Italic *-kos

Latin -cus

Latin -icus

Latin -āticus

Latin fānāticuslbor.

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French fanatiqueinflu.

English fanatic

English fancyinflu.

English fan

English fiction

English fan fiction

English fanfic

English fic

Clipping of fanfic, itself a clipping of fan fiction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

fic (countable and uncountable, plural fics)

1. (slang, countable) A fictional story set within a preexisting fandom; a fanfic.

Derived terms

• actorfic
• altfic
• angstfic
• babyfic
• badfic
• bandfic
• Buffyfic
• cancerfic
• casefic
• clopfic
• comfortfic
• crack fic
• crackfic
• crapfic
• curtainfic
• darkfic
• deathfic
• Doggettfic
• ficathon
• ficcer
• ficlet
• flashfic
• futurefic
• gamefic
• genfic
• giftfic
• goodfic
• hatefic
• hetfic
• holidayfic
• humorfic
• issuefic
• jokefic
• kidfic
• kinkfic
• lesfic
• litfic
• metafic
• Moffic
• netfic
• original fic
• podfic
• Potterfic
• profic
• rapefic
• sadfic
• sci-fic
• Scullyfic
• Senfic
• shipfic
• shockfic
• shortfic
• sickfic
• sillyfic
• slashfic
• slavefic
• smutfic
• Snapefic
• songfic
• spamfic
• Spenderfic
• transfic
• Trekfic
• trollfic
• Twific
• twitfic
• uberfic
• wingfic
• Xfic
• zinefic

Anagrams

• CFI, CIF, FCI, ICF, IFC