Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

profic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prof-ic
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Professionally published fiction, especially tie-in fiction based on a media property.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

A work of professionally published fiction.

Countable; Slang

Example Sentences

"Fanfic is not competition. I read what interests me--and the profic ain't interesting, at least not anymore. (Except books with Vulcans. Lots and lots of Vulcans. I like Vulcans. You put out anything with Vulcans, and I'm likely to buy it, even if I read negative reviews of it. I love Vulcans.) Point is, I haven't chosen fanfic *over* profic."
"BTW: there are some profics that I enjoy, but most of them I wonder if the author knows anything about TOS!!!! And I extend that to Bill Shatner's post-Nexus stories - there are some lovely moments, but I really don't care for his Kirk, Spock, and McCoy many times."

Etymology

From pro + fic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

profics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fanfic

Questions

What does profic mean?: Professionally published fiction, especially tie-in fiction based on a media property.
Where does profic come from?: From pro + fic.

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