OFC

See also: ofc

English

Etymology

Abbreviation

Noun

OFC (plural OFCs)

1. (fandom slang) Acronym of original female character.. A female original character.
   • 1999 June 21, Alice in Stonyland [username], “Re: The Ultimate Mary Sue--A Recommendation”, in alt.tv.highlander.creative‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I strongly dislike the idea of calling one of my OFCs "Mary Sue". It's too negative a connotation, and one that I try diligently to avoid.

   • 1999 September 28, Sigrid H., “NEW: Wonder Of Wonders/speechification/Laura/Karmen”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated‎^[2] (Usenet):

     OTOH, if an OFC or OMC is written to further the story, well, if you can make me believe it, congratulations.

   • 2002 February 25, Jette Goldie, “Re: JMS and Scriptwriting for TV”, in alt.tv.highlander‎^[3] (Usenet):

     You try explaining that to most fanfic fans these days - the minute they see an OFC you get tarred as a "Mary Sue" and your stuff gets slagged all over the internet.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:OFC.
2. (military, law enforcement) Abbreviation of officer.
3. Initialism of oxygen-free copper.
4. Initialism of orbitofrontal cortex.

Hypernyms

(original female character):

• original character
• OC

Proper noun

OFC

1. Oceania Football Confederation

Anagrams

• CFO, COF, FCO, FOC