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Gen

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Fandom term for fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex; the same category is also called genfic. Wiktionary gives this definition for the fandom sense of "gen".

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""She only reads gen fic: adventures, mysteries and found family.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Wiktionary records "gen" as fandom slang for fan fiction without a romantic or sexual focus and lists genfic as a synonym. No dated first use has been documented; it is used in archive categories alongside het and slash.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (fandom term; no dated source found yet)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

Long-running fandom label

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:Genfic Shipping Slash Femslash

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

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MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

Unknown (fandom term; no dated source found yet)

NOW

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