"comfortfic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: comfort + fic, by analogy with comfort food. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|comfort|fic}} comfort + fic, {{m|en|comfort food}} comfort food Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} comfortfic (uncountable)
  1. (fandom slang) Fan fiction read in order to make oneself feel better when sad, ill, stressed, etc. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Fan fiction Synonyms: comfort fic Related terms: hurt/comfort

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