Shortfic

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fanfic of shorter than average length. countable, slang

    "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."

  2. 2
    Such fan fiction collectively. slang, uncountable

    "Shortfic is fun! Just right for the attention-span impaired."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From short + fic.

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