"spamfic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spamfics [plural]
Etymology: spam + fic, the implication being that such fanfics flood newsgroups or archives. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spam|fic}} spam + fic Head templates: {{en-noun}} spamfic (plural spamfics)
  1. (fandom slang) A short or quickly-written fanfic. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fan fiction Synonyms: drabble, flashfic

Inflected forms

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