How do you pronounce fanfic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfænfɪk/.

fanfic

/ˈfænfɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: fan-f-ic
IPA: /ˈfænfɪk/

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Meaning

noun

Fan fiction.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

A work of fan fiction.

Countable; Informal

verb

To write fan fiction.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To write fan fiction about (something).

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I haven't seriously fanficced in years, and I'm aware of what the exercise requires in terms of structure and theme etc."
"[…] in fact, Paramount Legal sent over a memo to Goddenberry pointing out that so many "Vulcan" stories had been "fanficced" that it probably wasn't worth his time to try to come up with anything that he could do safely."
"See above on Charlie's Angels. They never seemed to have lives of any sort and weren't interesting to me; they always seemed like soft porn for the guys, but a lot of girls fanwanked and fanficced them into more, so I guess they could qualify."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. ▲ French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan English fiction English fan fiction English fanfic Clipping of fan fiction.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fanfics (plural) fan fic (alternative) fan-fic (alternative) fanfics (present, singular) fanficcing (participle, present) fanficced (participle, past) fanficced (past)

Derived Forms

fanficcer fanficcy fanficdom Hanfic Moffic

Phrases

fan of fiction fictional character fictional universe

Frequently Paired Words

fic story fiction fan of fiction fictional character fictional universe fanart fanwank

Synonyms

fanfic fan fiction fanfiction fic