Litfic

//ˈlɪtfɪk// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    literary fiction informal, uncountable

    "True. But as many genre writers who otherwise learn well in classes have found out, if they want to learn writing, it's hard to do it in a group that sneers at anything not litfic."

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"True. But as many genre writers who otherwise learn well in classes have found out, if they want to learn writing, it's hard to do it in a group that sneers at anything not litfic."

Etymology

Clipping of literary fiction.

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