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fiction

the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. as well as the fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc. regarded collectively as a community or subculture, which is a fandom.
by DrewWinston May 2, 2022
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Fiction

The triology of Danganronpa is 100% fiction.
by Fgyjt April 24, 2023
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fiction lag

The temporary change in personality that occurs after being deeply involved with a movie, book, game, or some other work of fiction.

Can also be expanded to nonfiction ("documentary lag" or some other variant), but is less common because those works are typically experienced through the frame of the reader/player/watcher's default personality.
CHRIS: Don't think. Don't hesitate. Just say it.

ASHLEY: Why are you talking like that?

CHRIS: What?

ASHLEY: You sound like a movie trailer. Is this because you just finished watching Fight Club?

CHRIS: Uhh... yeah I guess I'm a little fiction lagged.
by PaleBlueYacht March 6, 2011
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Fiction Kin

Identifying partially or entirely as a specific fictional character. it just means you see some characters so similar to yourself you identify with them at times, and prefer to go by that name. This is often accompanied with a slight shift of personality.
Person 1: “I participate in Fiction Kin, I kin Katsuki Bakugou!”
Person 2: “Cool, so do I!”
by EarphoneJack February 24, 2019
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Fiction on the Fly

(1) the less-than-honest but tried-and-true method used by married spouses for dealing with an indiscretion; a more sophisticated version of "thinking out loud"

(2) the time-honored technique used by politicians, lawyers and publicists to add sunshine to a murky situation or deflect attention

(3) a rhetorical device employed by men to cover a wide range of pre- and post-romantic interludes

(4) the immediate and often creative explanation to something you have no clue about

Etymology - derived from the David Mamet comedy, State and Main (2000); William H. Macy character Walt Price: It's not a lie. It's a gift for fiction.”
Mark Antony - “Those are some crazy pheromones on your perfumed sails. Mrs. Philopator, you're trying to seduce me.”

Cleopatra (in her best fiction on the fly) – “Don’t be silly sweetie. It’s just an old Ptolemaic dynasty tradition. Your imagination is more fertile than the Nile River. ”

“Damn you and your Fiction on the Fly. You WERE checking that girl out. It had nothing to do with your claims about Tim Gunn and loving fashion."

“I’m sorry baby. It just slipped. Maybe we can use a safe word next time.” (most overheard--and overused--fiction on the fly)

“Yes. I googled my tweet and discovered that my linkedin got facebooked. How many pieces of social networking flair are you wearing today? “

"That Governor Sanford needs to work on both his TMI and Fiction on the Fly. Damn."
by Marcus Antonius July 10, 2009
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fiction-a-non

A written literary work goes between fiction and non-fiction. The writer is not obligated to divulge which is which.

Method is like any other hybrid fiction/non-fiction works. Style of writing, may also involve similarities, but bees original as a gum of archives, belles-lettres, gonzo, foodist, journalkeeping, personal & familiar essay, the ri-di-cul-ous, and is also research-reliant (as in, cites those from the labs and the quantitative gatherers) (likely not exhaustive list) .
Fifi is seeking representation for her fiction-a-non Breaking bread with boys.
by Flea Sisters July 27, 2010
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Fiction Checking

Basically what stupid people want you to do when you question their obviously debunked arguments, demanding that you believe them without question. Also known as "Fact Checking"
Billy got angry when Alvin questioned his belief that fascism was right-wing, seeing many factors of it having socialist policies, deciding that Alvin should do some "Fact Checking" as he shouted "Mind doing some fact checking on that?!!" Getting angry, Alivin responded with "More like Fiction Checking."
by The Painful Reality November 23, 2019
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