fan fiction

noun

: stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet

called also fanfic

Examples of fan fiction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was not the first time Gerber has mentioned fan fiction. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

SenLinYuwrote Manacled, a dystopian fan fiction based on a romantic relationship between Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

This is supposed to be an ancient Greek epic, but the inclusion of racial diversity, and especially American English accents, along with modernized dialogue, make this film sound, and feel like fan fiction. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

Neither Musk nor SpaceX responded to a request for comment on SpaceX’s direction, and such tweets, at this moment, are little more than fan fiction. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fan fiction

• addiction
• affliction
• constriction
• conviction
• depiction
• eviction
• infliction
• nonfiction
• prediction
• restriction
• antifriction
• benediction