Dictionary

sickfic en · NOUN

Etymology

From sick + fic.

Meanings

1. (countable, slang) A fanfic which focuses on a character dealing with illness.
   • This was written as a sickfic for the List Mom of ShoDDs. Glad you're feeling better DB! 2001 July 20, Medie, “FIC: Safety And Security (DSR) 1/1”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):
   • A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I wrote a sickfic. 1999 October 26, Nicola Simpson, “Re: What About A 'Sick Fic Archive'????”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):
   • Summary: A cliché little sickfic 2001 March 23, Bracha Shahar, “Fic: Urgggg”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):
2. (slang, uncountable) Fanfiction which intentionally deals with disturbing situations and themes.
   • Probably so he can post some truly disgusting darkfic/deathfic/sickfic/hatefic, like Soun doing ungodly things to his children as an explanation for their behaviour...or at least Kasumi. 1997 April 8, B Jones, “Re: To all Fanfic authors...”, in rec.arts.anime.fandom (Usenet):
   • But somehow, calling a^([sic]) fanfic is giving it too much regard. Sickfic would be more like it. 1998 January 22, Soton, “Re: [POLL] Truly awful fanfics”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon (Usenet):
   • Sickfic is hard-core pornography with a thin gloss of XF over it, with themes such as sex with children, sex with animals, incest, rape, torture, and scat. 1999 May 6, badfic, “Re: ScullyKinkStoriesBANNED”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Forms

Synonyms

shockfic (fan fiction dealing with disturbing situations and themes) · darkfic (fan fiction dealing with disturbing situations and themes)