hetfic
/ˈhɛtfɪk/
hetfic noun: a fanfic based on fictional characters or celebrities involved in an opposite-sex romantic and/or sexual relationship.
Noun
hetfic (countable and uncountable, plural hetfics)
- A fanfic based on fictional characters or celebrities involved in an opposite-sex romantic and/or sexual relationship.
- The only valid objection I can see to slashfics with heterosexual characters is the same one I see to hetfics with established homosexual characters: that they run contrary to the intent of the original creator of the character.2003 October 4, Kish, “Re: Ron and Hermione - the definitive answer”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)
- Since I'm always looking for new and different directions to take these characters in, I'd love to know what you *would* like to see in a Kira hetfic.2004 January 6, czb (Chris), “Re: Fun Stuff I'd like to see in this wonderful new year, in Trekfic”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet)
- Such fan fiction collectively.
- The slashers don't object to the fact that your friend (Let's call her "Mamin Mavis") writes hetfic. They object to the fact that she bitches and moans about slash on a list that's at least 50% slash-fic.2000 October 13, trekkigrrl [username], “Re: Why some K/Sers enjoy slash”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet)
- I -do- also read hetfic when there's a straight couple I like.2002 May 26, Kirei, “Re: Fanattempts”, in alt.books.pratchett (Usenet)
Examples of hetfic in a sentence
- I've read two stories, one a hetfic by Lyra and one a slashfic by Birgit, that were so good that they transcended fanfic and became excellent original stories under their own rights.2006 October 14, Farfalla, “Re: Golden Os: 2005 Winner's Graphics”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):
- Genfic and hetfic typically extend the source material along lines consistent with the producers' intentions, albeit sometimes more explicitly than the broadcast market would allow.2008, Steve Abrams, Smaragd Grün, “Mundanes at the Gate … and Perverts Within: Managing Internal and External Threats to Community Online”...
Synonyms of hetfic
Forms of hetfic
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Origin of hetfic
From het + fic.
Questions about hetfic
- What does hetfic mean?
- Hetfic means a fanfic based on fictional characters or celebrities involved in an opposite-sex romantic and/or sexual relationship.
- How do you use hetfic in a sentence?
- I've read two stories, one a hetfic by Lyra and one a slashfic by Birgit, that were so good that they transcended fanfic and became excellent original stories under their own rights.
- What part of speech is hetfic?
- Hetfic is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hetfic?
- Hetfic is pronounced /ˈhɛtfɪk/.
- What is the plural of hetfic?
- The plural of hetfic is hetfics.
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