Dictionary of Fiction

The world of fandom has many exclusive words in its vocabulary. This list will try its best to define those words for reference and education.

C
Crackfic - An otherworldly fanfic that got its name from crack cocaine.

F
Fan - A person who enjoys a franchise and is a part of its regular audience.


 * ...base - A section of a fandom made of like-minded individuals.
 * ...boy - A male fan.
 * ...dom - The entirety of a franchise's regular audience.
 * ...fic - A non-canonical story written by a fan that takes place in an established franchise. Although not all are, fanfics are best known for having characters be in sexual situations.
 * ...girl - "Fangirl" has more than one sense:
 * As a noun, a female fan.
 * As a verb, to mindlessly gush about a franchise or character, often annoying others who disagree or are outside of the fandom.

Friendfic - A fanfic in which two characters who aren't canonically friends are such.

S
Ship - "Ship" has more than one sense:


 * As a noun, the non-canonical and/or man-made, fan-made relationship between two characters.
 * As a verb, to pair two characters in a relationship as a fan.