comfortfic en · NOUN
Etymology
From comfort + fic, by analogy with comfort food.
Meanings
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(slang, uncountable) Fan fiction read in order to make oneself feel better when sad, ill, stressed, etc.
Tucking up with a cuppa and some comfort fic…sounds wonderful to me.
1999 October 25, Wayward [username], “Re: What About A 'Sick Fic Archive'????”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):I'm in need of some comfort fic - as opposed to comfort food - and this genre seems to fit the bill perfectly.
1999 October 25, Red Valerian [username], “What About A 'Sick Fic Archive'????”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):Be warned, this is gonna be anything but pure comfortfic or mushfic. Or pure angstfic, for that matter.
2001 September 28, Charles Glasgow, “Re: FIC - Almost Paradise: 1/4 (W/X)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comfort fic | alternative | lexicographic |