Angstfic

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fanfic which deals with tragic situations and themes. countable, slang

    "Yes, as a matter of fact, I'm rather fond of darkfics, or angstfics, or tragic hero fics."

  2. 2
    Such fan fiction collectively slang, uncountable

    "We may flame each other out every couple of weeks, but woe to anyone who steals our angstfic and puts FRAN DRESCHER in the Scully role!"

Example

More examples

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I'm rather fond of darkfics, or angstfics, or tragic hero fics."

Etymology

From angst + fic.

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