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giftfic

giftfic noun: a fanfic written for someone as a gift.

Noun

giftfic (plural giftfics)

  1. (slang) A fanfic written for someone as a gift.
    • This is a MSRPreservationSociety's Secret Santa giftfic for Devin.2005 December 23, Erin Blair, “[all-xf] NEW: Never Again Aftermath 1/1 by Erin M. Blair”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)
    • These gift fics are often requests by neurodivergent fans for stories about a beloved character going through something they're going through usually with a positive outcome.2019 April, Bridget Liang, Catherine Duchastel de Montrouge, “An Editorial of Sorts”, in Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, volume 8, number 2, page 8

Forms of giftfic

pluralgiftfics
alternative formgift fic
alternative formgift-fic

Origin of giftfic

From gift + fic.

Questions about giftfic

What does giftfic mean?
Giftfic means a fanfic written for someone as a gift.
What part of speech is giftfic?
Giftfic is a noun.
What is the plural of giftfic?
The plural of giftfic is giftfics.

Words near giftfic in the dictionary

  1. gifteds
  2. giftee
  3. giftees
  4. gifter
  5. gifters
  6. giftfic
  7. giftfics
  8. giftful
  9. giftfulness
  10. gifting
  11. gifting suite

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