uberfic

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Meaning · English

A genre of alternate universe fan fiction which features archetypes of canon characters (including ancestors, descendants, and reincarnations) living in a different time, setting, or reality than that found in canon.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Kate Bolin cited the mellow, friendly, castrated Spike; another example would be the alternate universes which are popping up with increasing frequency these days: you know, the kind of almost-but-not-quite-uberfic where everything's so different from the show that the author has to literally reconc

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “uberfic” mean?

A genre of alternate universe fan fiction which features archetypes of canon characters (including ancestors, descendants, and reincarnations) living in a different time, setting, or reality than that found in canon.

Is “uberfic” formal or informal?

uberfic is generally slang.