genfic

English

Etymology

From gen +‎ fic, general + fan fiction.

Noun

genfic (uncountable)

1. (fandom slang) Fan fiction that does not focus specifically on romance or sex.
   • 2000 February 15, LHGraphics [username], “Re: Tripping Billies”, in alt.tv.sentinel‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Believe it or not there is as much genfic as there is slashfic.

   • 2002, Will Brooker, Using the Force: Creativity, Community and Star Wars Fans, Continuum, →ISBN, page 136:

     Fee Folay writes, "I do read a lot of genfic, but I find the slash is more likely to explore a deeper, more intense relationship between the male protagonists, and that beguiles me."

   • 2008, Steve Abrams, Smaragd Grün, “Mundanes at the Gate … and Perverts Within: Managing Internal and External Threats to Community Online”, in Tyrone L. Adams, Stephen A. Smith, editors, Electronic Tribes: The Virtual Worlds of Geeks, Gamers, Shamans, and Scammers, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 210:

     Genfic and hetfic typically extend the source material along lines consistent with the producers' intentions, albeit sometimes more explicitly than the broadcast market would allow.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:genfic.

Synonyms

• gen