Xfic

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fanfic based on The X-Files television series. countable, slang

    "I have just completed an Xfic, and would like to post it to get some feedback. The story is in 9 parts, with some parts up to 2000 words. Is 2000 words acceptible^([sic]) for a posting length, or should I break the longer parts into smaller lengths for posting?"

  2. 2
    Such fan fiction collectively. slang, uncountable

    "I'd have to reccommend^([sic]) Paige Caldwell's "Comfortably Numb". It has 3 parts right now. It is a stark, daring look at a scenario that can quite possibly happen with Mulder and Scully... and it is something I have not read before in Xfic."

Example

More examples

"I have just completed an Xfic, and would like to post it to get some feedback. The story is in 9 parts, with some parts up to 2000 words. Is 2000 words acceptible^([sic]) for a posting length, or should I break the longer parts into smaller lengths for posting?"

Etymology

From X(-Files) + fic.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.