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uberfic

uberfic noun: a genre of alternate universe fan fiction which features archetypes of canon characters (including ancestors, descendants, and reincarnations) living in a different time, setting, or reality than that found in canon.

Noun

uberfic (uncountable)

  1. (slang) A genre of alternate universe fan fiction which features archetypes of canon characters (including ancestors, descendants, and reincarnations) living in a different time, setting, or reality than that found in canon.
    • Kate Bolin cited the mellow, friendly, castrated Spike; another example would be the alternate universes which are popping up with increasing frequency these days: you know, the kind of almost-but-not-quite-uberfic where everything's so different from the show that the author has to literally...1999 June 21, David Hines, “Re: Hmm...Willow and Angel?”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)
    • On a related topic, it occurred to me t'other day to wonder whether there was in fact any Uberfic in existence before "The Xena Scrolls".1999 June 24, damaged justice [username], “First known Uberfic sighting? (was Re: Season 2 Review: "The Xena Scrolls")”, in alt.tv.xena (Usenet)

Origin of uberfic

From uber- + fic.

Questions about uberfic

What does uberfic mean?
Uberfic means a genre of alternate universe fan fiction which features archetypes of canon characters (including ancestors, descendants, and reincarnations) living in a different time, setting, or reality than that found in canon.
What part of speech is uberfic?
Uberfic is a noun.

Words near uberfic in the dictionary

  1. uberdorks
  2. ubered
  3. uberfabulous
  4. uberfan
  5. uberfans
  6. uberfic
  7. Uberfication
  8. ubergeek
  9. ubergeeks
  10. ubergeeky
  11. Uberification

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