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Fan Fiction Glossary Thread: What do all those abbreviations mean, anyway?!
 by throwawaythekey A A/A: Action/adventure, focuses on fight scenes Alt: Alternate version A/N: Author's note Angst: Heavy and sometimes depressing themes, with characters suffering emotionally (and sometimes physically) AR: Alternate Reality AT: Alternate timeline AU: Alternate universe B Babyfic: Main characters adopt or raise children Bed fic: Really bad fan fiction, often deliberately bad, and written to amuse BDSM: Bondage domination sadism masochism Beta: Edit and give feedback on a draft C Canon: Verifiable fact C&C: Comments and criticism (feedback) CC: Conventional couple Challenge: game played in writing circles, creating something unusual and original Character Death: Warning given that a main character dies Con: Consensual Crack!fic: characters are put in random, nonsensical situations, for humour Crossover: characters from two or more story worlds are brought together D Dark: includes elements such as death, violence, betrayal, or loss Death fic: One or more characters die Denial fic: AU, written to avert tragic canonical events Disclaimer: Information given at the top of the fic, may refer to ownership/non-ownership Drabble: Technically a fic of exactly 100 words, although it is used more commonly for short fics of several hundred words D/S: Dominance/Submission, with consent implied E ETA: Edited to add Erotica: More tasteful sexual content, as opposed to porn F Fandom: Collective term for fans and their activities Fanon: A fan-created fact or event widely accepted as canon, or a fact deemed to be unstated canon Feedback: Comments by a reader of a story for the author. There are generally four types of feedback: Praise, constructive feedback, criticism and flames. Femslash: Same-sex female relationship (also femmeslash) Ficlet: Short one-shot, that is longer than a drabble F/F: Relationship between 2 women F/f: Relationship between 2 women where one (F) is an adult and the other (f) is underage Flame: An insulting and rude comment often containing profanity aimed at a story or author. Nonconstructive. Fluff: Light-hearted romance, cute G GAFF: God Awful Fan Fiction Gary Stu: male version of a Mary Sue Gen: General (non-romantic) Genre: class or story e.g. sci-fi, romance, fantasy GTM: Gratuitous touchy (tactile) moment H Half-drabble: Vignette 50 words long H/C: Hurt/comfort, where one character is harmed (physically, emotionally) and another must save them or make them feel better Het: Heterosexual, opposite sex relationship HHJJ: Happy-happy-joy-joy ie. fluff I IC: In character J K L M Mainstream: Unaltered canon version of a character Mary Sue: Female character (usually) who is beautiful, has amazing skills/powers, has a love affair with a main character, and/or convinces characters to hook up; is often idealized and cliched M/M: Relationship between 2 men M/m: Relationship between 2 men where one (M) is an adult and the other (m) is underage Moviefic: Story set in the continuity of a movie adaptation instead of the original source Movieverse: Alternate continuity when a book/comic is made into a film Mpreg: Male pregnancy N Non-con: Non-consensual Non-shipper: Fan who opposes a popular pairing, preferring them non-romantically O OC: Original Character (character created specifically by the author) OFC: Original female character Original Fiction: author creates their own characters and context OMC: Original male character One-shot: Individual story, as opposed to a series OOC: Out of character OTP: One true pairing; characters that are "meant to be" OT3: One true threesome Outside POV: Written from the point of view of a minor character P Pairing: Two characters romantically or sexually involved Pastiche: Imitates previous works of other writers, often satirically Pimp: Shamelessly promote a fic (your own or someone else's) Plotbunny: Concept for a story that doesn't really go anywhere, but you have to write it POV: Point of view Pre-series: Takes place prior to the timeframe of the series in question PWP: Plot? what Plot? or Porn without plot Q R Rarepair: Pairing not usually seen in the fandom, quite a stretch Ratings: Indicates what readers can expect e.g. with levels of language, sexuality, violence Rec: Recommend a fic Resfic: Resurrection fic, bringing a beloved, canon character back to life Retcon: Retroactive Continuity; changing previously established facts in a work of serial fiction RL: Real life RPF: Real-people fiction RPS: Real-people slash R&R: Read and review RR: Round Robin, story written in installments by various writers RST: Resolved sexual tension R/T: Rape/torture S Series: multiple, interconnected stories in sequential order Shockfic: Involves death, pain, trauma inflicted on the characters (darkfic) Ship: Relationship, pairing SI: self-insertion; author writes themself into the story Sillyfic: Lighthearted, usually short, for amusement and lift spirits when there is an abundance of angst fic being written Slash: Same-sex pairing (characters are usually assumed to be straight in canon) Smarm: Non-sexual displays of physical and/or emotional affection between characters Smut: Sexual content / adult scenes Specs: Speculative fiction, alternate term for science fiction Songfic: song lyrics used to inspire the story, or used in the content of the story Spoiler: Piece of information that gives away a plotpoint; may be a sample of the fic posted to entice readers Stand alone: Single story, not part of a series T TBC: To be continued Threesome: Three characters involved with each other, altogether Top heavy: Story with an overly long title Triangle: Three characters are involved with each other, but not altogether U Uber: New characters psychologically or physically resemble canon characters UC: Unconventional couple UF: Unnamed faction ie. slash UGLI: Unwanted gratuitous love interest, character who interferes with a preferred ship UST: Unresolved sexual tension V Verse: Added to any fandom title to indicate the canon work and world of the original creator Vignette: Very short story, with a single period of time, event, relationship, etc., often with just one character (may involve internal dialogue) W Wangst: Woe-is-me misery WAFF: Warm and fuzzy feeling; cute and sappy Wank: Refers to self-important arrogance; alternatively, refers to sexual self-stimulation WIP: Work in progress X Y Z Symbols / : When separating two letters, means the story is about a romance between two characters whose names start with those letters ! : When used between an adjective and a noun, a cute way of connecting the two concepts + : Indicates a nonsexual friendship or family relationship between characters Fandom-Specific Couple Terms Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS) Bangel: Buffy and Angel Spuffy: Buffy and Spike Spangel: Spike/Angel Fuffy: Faith/Buffy Ruffy, Biley: Riley/Buffy Cangel: Cordy/Angel CSI Smacked: Mac/Stella Degrassi Jaitlin: Joey & Caitlin Snike: Spike & Snake JimAsh: Jimmy & Ashley Eman (or referred to as Semma at times): Sean & Emma Spaige: Spinner & Paige Cranny: Craig & Manny Crash: Craig & Ashley Crashanny or Crashuella: Craig & Ahley & Manny triangle Janny: J.T. & Manny Jiberty: J.T. & Liberty Jalex: Jay & Alex Sellie: Sean & Ellie Spanny: Spinner & Manny Jazel: Jimmy & Hazel Palex: Paige & Alex Darco: Dylan & Marco Pemma: Peter & Emma Sparcy: Spinner & Darcy Parcy: Peter & Darcy Spane or Janner: Spinnr & Jane Jayanny: Jay & Manny Jtia: J.T. & Mia Lia: Lucas & Mia Jeselie: Jesse & Ellie Maige: Matt & Paige Mellie: Marco & Ellie Cranellie: Craig & Ellie & Manny Mamien: Manny & Damien Trimmy: Trina & Jimmy Terrick: Terri & Rick Tendra: Toby & Kendra UC/Canon Border (hookups & crushes) Jemma or EmJay: Jay & Emma Crellie: Craig & Ellie Toberty: Toby & Liberty Carco: Craig & Marco Sperri: Spinner & Terri Panny: Peter & Manny Cremma: Craig & Emma Jellie: Jimmy & Ellie UCs Sanny: Sean & Manny Spellie: Spinner & Ellie Spepper or Tobanny: Toby & Manny Pellie: Paige & Ellie Elex: Ellie & Alex SpinAsh: Spinner & Ashley Snarcy: Snake & Darcy Hairspray (HS) Cornbelle: Corny Collins & Maybelle Stubbs Trink: Tracy Turnblad & Link Larkin Treaweed: Tracy & Seaweed Stubbs Penweed: Penny Pingleton & Seaweed Trenny: Penny & Tracy Lamber: Link Larkin & Amber Von Tussel Tramber: Amber & Tracy Harry Potter Dramione & Leather Librarians: Draco/Hermione Sidekicks: Ron/Hermione Visionaries: Harry/Luna Leos: Harry/Ginny Aurors: Harry/Hermione High School Musical (HSM) Troyella, The Kindergarteners: Troy Boloton & Gabriella Montez Chaylor: Chad Danforth & Taylor McKessie Kelson: Kelsi Nielsen & Jason Troypay: Troy & Sharpay Evans Ryelsi: Ryan Evans & Kelsi Jarbus: Jason & Mrs. Darbus Trelsi, The Playmakers: Troy & Kelsi Rypay: Ryan & Sharpay Zekepay: Zeke & Sharpay Ryartha: Ryan & Martha Cox Charpay: Chad & Sharpay Maroy: Martha & Troy Ryaylor: Ryan & Taylor Troyaylor: Troy & Taylor Chabriella: Chad & Gabriella Ryella: Ryan & Gabirella Gason: Gabriella & Jason Gabrieke: Gabriella & Zeke Choy: Chad & Troy Tryan: Troy & Ryan Shaylor: Sharpay & Taylor Kelpay: Kelsi & Sharpay Kelirella: Kelsi & Gabriella Keltha: Kelsi & Martha Shartha: Sharpay & Martha Gartha: Gabriella & Martha Chason: Chad & Jason House Hameron, HCam: House/Cameron Wuddy, Conspirators: Wilson/Cuddy Hilson: House/Wilson Huddy: House/Cuddy The OC Ryrissa, RM, Maryan: Ryan/Marissa Malex, MA: Marissa/Alex Sethummer, Summereth, SS: Seth/Summer Townwood, Taryan, Rylor: Ryan/Taylor Kandy: Sandy/Kirsten Rysten: Ryan/Kirsten One Tree Hill (OTH) Leyton: Lucas/Peyton Brucas: Brooke/Lucas Naley: NathanHaley Lindcas or LL: Lindsay/Lucas Neyton: Nathan/Peyton Brathan: Brooke/Nathan Paley: Peyton and Haley Baley: Brooke and Haley Laley: Lucas and Haley Breyton: Peyton and Brooke Brouth: Brooke and Mouth Pathan: Peyton and Nathan Roswell Polar: Michael/Liz Candy: Michael/Maria Cliffhanger: Michael/Isabel Dreamer: Maz/Liz Stargazers: Alex/Isabel Rebel Alliance: Max/Tess Stargate SG-1 Sack, Jam: Sam/Jack CO: Commanding Officer 2IC: Second in Command BDU: Battle Dress Uniform GDO: Garage Door Opener DHD: Dial Home Device MALP: Mobile Analytic Laboratory Probe IDC: Identification Code UAV: Unmanned Airborne Vehicle That 70s Show Zenmasters: Jackie/Hyde Sex and Candy: Kelso/Fez Ice Breakers: Jackie/Kelso Forbidden: Eric/Jackie Parkwalkers: Red/Kitty Goons: Eric/Donna Torchwood (TW) Janto: Jack/Ianto Gwack: Gwen/Jack Fan Fiction Ratings Fiction Rating Guide Fiction Rated: K - Intended for general audience 5 years and older. Content should be free of any coarse language, violence, and adult themes. Fiction Rated: K+ - Suitable for more mature childen, 9 years and older, with minor action violence without serious injury. May contain mild coarse language. Should not contain any adult themes. Fiction Rated: T - Suitable for teens, 13 years and older, with some violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes. Fiction Rated: M - Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with possible strong but non-explicit adult themes, references to violence, and strong coarse language. Fiction Rated: MA - Content is only suitable for mature adults. May contain explicit language and adult themes. Fiction Ratings Guide from Fiction Ratings. This is the system used at FFNet. American Movie Guidelines Fiction Rated: G - Good clean fun for all ages. Fiction Rated: PG - Mild implied sexual innuendo, mild bad words, or violence or serious (though not quite mature) topics. Fiction Rated: PG-13 - Some violence, bad language, obvious sexual innuendo, implied sexual relations. Also may include some mature topics such as suicide, homosexuality, drug/alcohol advocacy, rape aftermath, details of childbirth, etc. depending on the mores of the fandom involved. Fiction Rated: R - Just-short-of-explicit sex, graphic torture or violence, rape. Not recommended for minors. Fiction Rated: NC-17 - Explicit erotica, excessively gory violence. Often illegal for underage readers. Fiction Rated: X - Same as NC-17 but only in reference to sex. No longer used by some fandoms. Fiction Rated: XXX - Pure graphic badly-written porn -- rarely seen and not encouraged in fanfic circles. (Note: Due to the MPAA enforcing ownership of the movie ratings, many fanfic sites have their own rating systems now) Additional References: The Fanfiction Glossary Glossary of fan fiction terms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fanfiction Terminology Shippers 'r' We: Fanfiction Terms/Definitions Please suggest any additional terms to be added to the OP __________________
I black my eyes and I black my hair so boys and girls will both stop and stare - Adam Lambert Last edited by follow the sun; 08-20-2008 at 09:46 PM |
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 I was so confused when I first started reading fanfiction and didn't know any of the abbreviations. Thanks for this thread, now I have someplace to go if there's a term I don't recognize  __________________
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That's a great idea
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Great idea for a thread, thanks for opening it
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Great thread idea!
 Here's a few random terms I know - WIP - work in progress AU - alternate universe UC - unconventional couple OOC - out of character Smut - sexual content/adult scenes Gen - general Slash - same-sex pairing And there's loads more, lol. |
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oh yes for this thread, will help me!
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Great idea. I've been so confused in the past and it seems like a new term pops up all the time. Some fandoms even have their own.
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A/N: Author's Note
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PWP Plot What Plot? (big tip off to what I read.
 )IC In Character UST Unresolved Sexual Tension OC Original Character (character created specifically by the author) |
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There are so many terms, I think a quick reference place right on the board will help. Glad you guys agree! thanks for the suggestions! I'll work on the OP tomorrow, most likely I even have a banner being commissioned for the OP __________________
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We can put the ratings in this one ?
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Fiction Ratings Guide from Fiction Ratings. This is the system used at FFnet.
Fiction Rated: K - Intended for general audience 5 years and older. Content should be free of any coarse language, violence, and adult themes. Fiction Rated: K+ - Suitable for more mature childen, 9 years and older, with minor action violence without serious injury. May contain mild coarse language. Should not contain any adult themes. Fiction Rated: T - Suitable for teens, 13 years and older, with some violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes. Fiction Rated: M - Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with possible strong but non-explicit adult themes, references to violence, and strong coarse language. Fiction Rated: MA - Content is only suitable for mature adults. May contain explicit language and adult themes. |
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It took me ages to work out the ratings meant when I first started reading fanfic. I was like 'T' what T?__________________
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