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Alternative forms

• faanfiction

Noun

faan fiction ‎(countable and uncountable, plural faan fictions)

1. (uncountable) Fiction about fans and fandom created by members of fandom, incorporating real or fictional members of fandom as characters.
   • 1963 March, Coulson, Robert S., “Strange Fruit”, in Yandro, volume 11, number 3 (overall #122), page 13–16:

     LES SPINGE #10 [...] This issue is a little overloaded on faan fiction, but the lettercolumn is good, and Alan Burns' article on subjective reality is good, though I don't much agree with it.

   • 1991 November, Willis, Walt, “The Harp that Once or Twice”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 9, page 35:

     So far faan fiction could be divided into two classes, fantasy and satire.

   • 1995 September 29, Cecil Rose, “Re: Worst book by best author”, in rec.arts.sf.written, Usenet, message-ID <i6i$jt8@mars.earthlink.net>:

     Fallen Angels is really faan fiction disguised as pro fiction. Everybody in it (the good guys, anyway) is recognizable fan with name changed. As such, it is an enjoyable romp.

2. (countable) A work of faan fiction.

Hypernyms

• fanwork

Related terms

• faan
• fan fiction