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casefic

casefic noun: a fanfic, typically based on a mystery or procedural franchise, which focuses on the solving of a case.

Noun

casefic (plural casefics)

  1. (slang) A fanfic, typically based on a mystery or procedural franchise, which focuses on the solving of a case.
    • ...what should I read? Looking for casefics mostly, as viscerally horrifying as possible?1999 July 13, A. K. Finch, “If I wanted to have trouble sleeping...”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)
    • There are excellent Sherlock fics that focus on mysteries—Verity Burns' “The Green Mile” is among the best known and most successful case fics, incorporating as it does a compelling plot and extensive deduction scenes while also exploring the relationship between Sherlock and John.2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, BenBella Books, unnumbered page

Forms of casefic

pluralcasefics

Origin of casefic

From case + fic.

Questions about casefic

What does casefic mean?
Casefic means a fanfic, typically based on a mystery or procedural franchise, which focuses on the solving of a case.
What part of speech is casefic?
Casefic is a noun.
What is the plural of casefic?
The plural of casefic is casefics.

Words near casefic in the dictionary

  1. cased
  2. cased out
  3. cased the deck
  4. cased the joint
  5. cased up
  6. casefic
  7. casefics
  8. casefied
  9. casefies
  10. casefile
  11. casefiles

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