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altfic

altfic noun: slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.

Noun

altfic (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.
    • Another rumor I heard: Seven kisses Janeway, Janeway tells Seven it's inappropriate. Why? Cuz it's on the bridge? Seven's nekkid? Why would it be inappropriate? What a spate of altfic coming out of that....Interaction seems to be what's missing from a lot of the season lately, not just J/7.2000 February 11, kaboom [username], “Re: [OT] Re: Sisters are doing it for themselves indeed! (SPOILERS for "Lyre, Lyre")”, in alt.tv.xena-subtext (Usenet)
    • One of my favorite Xena altfic bards in Katelin B., who's fine Xena/Gabrielle stories, ranging from short stories to longer novella-length works, can be found at [URL redacted]2000 May 26, fluffsterbrian [username], “Re: Best fanfic”, in alt.tv.xena-subtext (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    femslash

Synonyms of altfic

Origin of altfic

From alt- + fic.

Questions about altfic

What does altfic mean?
Altfic means slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.
What part of speech is altfic?
Altfic is a noun.

Words near altfic in the dictionary

  1. altertoxin
  2. altertoxins
  3. ALTEs
  4. Altess
  5. Alteza
  6. altfic
  7. AltGr
  8. althaea
  9. althaeas
  10. Altham
  11. Althaus

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