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acafen

acafen is the plural of acafan.

Meaning of acafan

Noun

acafan (plural acafans or acafen)

  1. (slang) An academic who self-identifies as a member of fandom.
    • [Flourish] Klink: Your story about the band member makes me think about fans' reactions to the academic articles they themselves are in. That's a productive comparison, I think - "fans are to acafen the way that band members are to RPF writers" - because I think it opens the door to discussing the...2012, Lynn Zubernis, Katherine Larsen, Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 47

Origin of acafen

See fen.

Questions about acafen

What is acafen the plural of?
Acafen is the plural of acafan.

Words near acafen in the dictionary

  1. acaeruloplasminemia
  2. acafan
  3. acafandom
  4. acafandoms
  5. acafans
  6. acafen
  7. Acagchemem
  8. acai
  9. acai berries
  10. acai berry
  11. acai palm

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