Subject: SF Fandom
Terms used among fans, esp. terms used to discuss fan-related activities.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| actifan n. (1940) | someone who is actively involved in fandom |
| alternate universe n. 2 (1977) | esp. in fan fiction: a setting, of a story or group of connected stories, that differs from that of the canon universe |
| Anglofan n. (1941) | a science fiction fan who is a native or resident of the United Kingdom |
| annish n. (1938) | the issue of a fanzine published on the anniversary of the first issueβs publication |
| apa n. (1938) | an organization of (science fiction) fans that distributes fanzines contributed by most or all of the members; cf. apazine n. |
| apazine n. (1948) | an individual fanzine distributed by an apa n. |
| AU n. (1993) | = alternate universe n. 2 |
| BNF n. (1948) | someone who is extremely prominent within a particular fandom |
| Chicon n. (1940) | a SF convention held in Chicago, esp. the 1940 Chicago Science Fiction Convention |
| COA n. (1959) | esp. in the context of fanzines: notification of a change of address |
| combozine n. (1946) | a collection of zines bound or published together, esp. for distribution at a convention |
| completism n. (1944) | the desire to have or collect a complete set of something |
| completist n. (1938) | one who wishes to have or collect complete sets of something |
| con n. (1939) | a convention; an organized gathering of fans; cf. -con suffix |
| -con suffix (1939) | (used to form the names of conventions, with the first element indicating the location or (typically in informal designations) the main subject or focus of the event); cf. con n. |
| con crud n. (1990) | an illness (esp. a cold) suffered while or shortly after attending an SF convention |
| condom n. (1968) | the milieu of conventions; congoing n. |
| congoer n. (1950) | one who attends conventions |
| congoing n. (1959) | attendance at (usually science fiction) conventions |
| conreport n. (1949) | a report of the events of a convention |
| croggle v. (1954) | (transitive) to astonish; bewilder; baffle; (intransitive) to feel or express astonishment, bewilderment, or bafflement |
| croggled adj. (1957) | astonished; baffled; bewildered |
| croggling adj. (1956) | astonishing; baffling; bewildering |
| crudzine n. (1947) | a zine regarded as low quality |
| egoboo n. (1944) | the gratification of seeing oneβs name in print |
| eyetracks n. (1949) | imaginary marks left on something (esp. a book or periodical) by the act of looking at it |
| faan n. (1951) | a science fiction fan, esp. one regarded as non-serious, or devoted more to fandom than to science fiction itself; cf. sercon adj. |
| faanish adj. (1951) | of or relating to fandom, esp. on a superficial level; typical of a faan n. |
| fan v. (1941) | to participate in fandom; cf. slightly earlier fanning n. |
| fanac n. (1952) | participation in fandom, such as publishing fanzines, attending conferences, or writing letters to fanzines |
| fanarchist n. (1942) | a fan who shuns organized fandom; a fan who believes in fanarchy n. |
| fanarchistic adj. (1944) | preferring to avoid organized forms of fandom |
| fanarchy n. (1942) | a juxtaposition of fandom and anarchy; (specif. and usu.) an opposition to organized fandom; a preference for individual or small-group fan activities |
| fanboy n. (1919) | a male fan (in later use chiefly of comics, film, music, or science fiction), esp. an obsessive one |
| fandom n. (1936) | science-fiction fans collectively; the state or attitude of being a science-fiction fan |
| fanette n. (1941) | a female fan; = fanne n. |
| fanfic n. (1968) | = fan fiction n. |
| fan fiction n. (1938) | fiction written by a fan rather than a professional author, esp. that based on already-existing characters from a television series, book, film, etc.; (also) a piece of such writing |
| fan film n. (1956) | a movie made by a fan; audiovisual fan fiction n. |
| fangirl n. (1934) | a female fan (chiefly of comics, film, music, or science fiction), esp. an obsessive one |
| fangirl v. (2003) | esp. of a girl or woman: to exhibit extreme devotion (to) or excitement (about); to act like a fangirl n. |
| fankind n. (1940) | fans, considered collectively |
| fanmag n. (1928) | a magazine for fans; (specif.) = fanzine n. |
| fanne n. (1942) | a female fan |
| fanning n. (1940) | the practice or activity of being a fan; participation in fandom |
| fannish adj. (1901) | of or relating to a dedicated or obsessive fan |
| fannishness n. (1943) | the quality of being fannish |
| fan service n. (1991) | chiefly in a visual medium: material not central to the plot or characterization that is included only to please the audience; (specif.) (a) sexually provocative imagery intended to titillate the viewer; (b) material (such as inside jokes) that can be appreciated (only) by serious fans of a franchise |
| fanspeak n. (1951) | distinctive language used by science-fiction fans |
| fanzine n. (1940) | a magazine produced for and esp. by fans |