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metafics

metafics is the plural of metafic.

Meaning of metafic

Noun

metafic (countable and uncountable, plural metafics)

  1. (countable, slang) A fanfic with metafictional elements, focusing on fan fiction, fandom, or creators.
    • In metafics, Janeites make hypotheses on the sources of inspiration for the novels, wonder how the world would have been without Jane, and imagine a TV talk show where Austen herself interviews her characters.2008, Roberta Grandi, “Web Side Stories: Janeites, Fanfictions, And Never Ending Romances”, in Ingrid Hotz-Davies, Anton Kirchhofer, Sirpa Leppänen, editors, Internet Fictions, page 35
  2. (slang, uncountable) Such fan fiction collectively.
    • The difference between this kind of "metafic" and objectionable "actor-fic" is that the metafic is still concentrated on the characters and the fictional world, with just a bit of the actors/real world (or other characters/other ficworld) stirred in for added interest, and usually humor....2000 May 2, lee burwasser, “Re: HAD question - "actor-fic"”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)

Questions about metafics

What is metafics the plural of?
Metafics is the plural of metafic.

Words near metafics in the dictionary

  1. metafemales
  2. metafemora
  3. metafemoral
  4. metafemur
  5. metafic
  6. metafics
  7. metafiction
  8. metafictional
  9. metafictionality
  10. metafictionally
  11. metafictionist

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