"shipfic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shipfics [plural]
Etymology: ship (“relationship”) + fic Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ship|fic|gloss1=relationship}} ship (“relationship”) + fic Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shipfic (countable and uncountable, plural shipfics)
  1. (fandom slang) Fan fiction revolving around or dedicated to shipping. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Fan fiction, Romance fiction, Shipping (fandom) Related terms: ship, shipped, shipper, shipping Coordinate_terms: slashfic
    Sense id: en-shipfic-en-noun--q2mlVU0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2001 December 6, Eva, “Re: 48 Hours: Please God, tell me that's not Daniel's replacement! ***Spoiler***”, in alt.tv.stargate-sg1 (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2003 August 20, Chistaya, “Re: and either must die at the hand of the other...”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2006 September 2, JACUK, “Re: What has happened to DW fanfic...?”, in alt.drwho.creative (Usenet)",
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