bifictional

English

Alternative forms

• bi-fictional

Etymology

From bi- +‎ fictional, based on bisexual.

Adjective

bifictional (not comparable)

1. (fandom slang, dated) Interested in the two predominant genres of fan fiction within a specific fandom (generally genfic and slashfic, or hetfic and slashfic).
   • 1999 October 2, Sally, “Re: looking for. . .”, in alt.tv.sentinel‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I don't know if Henry Wyckoff is bi-fictional, but the stories of his that I've read were gen.

   • 2000 June 6, S. Mallet (AKA Marmoset), “Preferences in Sentinel Fanfic -- New Poll”, in alt.tv.sentinel‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Recently some Sentinel fans have been discussing the various types of fanfiction written in the fandom. Some were curious about the proportion of gen only, slash only, and bifictional readers.

   • 2000 June 22, laura jacquez valentine, “Re: Slash versus non-slash”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated‎^[3] (Usenet):

     At any rate, the first Trekfic I posted was non-slash, and I'm pretty much rampantly bifictional in my reading, although I don't like most het (probably because I don't have good enough filters in place to eliminate the bad stuff).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bifictional.