fan fiction
Americannoun
Usage
What does fan fiction mean? Fan fiction are stories written by everyday fans featuring characters, settings, and plots from their favorite, pre-existing TV, novels, manga, movies, and other media.How do you pronounce fan fiction?[ fan-fik-shuhn ]
Etymology
Origin of fan fiction
First recorded in 1995–2000; fan 2 ( def. ), fiction ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Reid, an ice hockey enthusiast, started writing fan fiction in the sport romance genre before her stories became bestsellers.
From BBC
Heather Anne Campbell, who has written for Saturday Night Live and Rick & Morty, said the results were akin to fan fiction, and that people would still be required to come up with original ideas.
From BBC
"I thought they were unadaptable," Reid says frankly of her books, which she first published anonymously online, disguised as fan fiction.
From BBC
“We can’t live off $1,300 a month for seven people forever, it’s not gonna happen,” said O’Banion, who lives in Pawhuska, Okla. For Christmas, they gave handmade gifts like a puppet theater for their son and downloaded free Star Trek fan fiction and personalized it for another child.
At the time, she was raising children, working her day job, and reading a lot of fan fiction.
From Salon
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