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confan

/ˈkɒnfæn/

confan noun: a science fiction fan primarily interested in conventions.

Noun

confan (plural confans or confen)

  1. (dated, derogatory, slang, sometimes) A science fiction fan primarily interested in conventions.
    • Depending on the extent to which a given fan indulges in anything more than local club activity he may be distinguished as an actifan (as opposed to passifen); stress on crifanac rather than congoing, among actifans, is the chief extensional distinction between trufans and confans.1959, Richard Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Fan
    • Wake up fandom, not everyone here is large. If the equal rights of the slim are not recognized we could find ourselves in a mud-slinging contest that will make the zinefan vs. confan fight look like a sand-box squabble.1995 May 30, Moshe Feder, “Re: TAFF T-Shirts”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <D9Dpzt.569@dorsai.org>

Forms of confan

pluralconfans
pluralconfen

Origin of confan

From con (“convention”) + fan.

Questions about confan

What does confan mean?
Confan means a science fiction fan primarily interested in conventions.
What part of speech is confan?
Confan is a noun.
How do you pronounce confan?
Confan is pronounced /ˈkɒnfæn/.
What is the plural of confan?
The plural of confan is confans.

Words near confan in the dictionary

  1. confabulists
  2. confamilial
  3. confamilials
  4. confamiliar
  5. confamiliars
  6. confan
  7. confans
  8. confarreate
  9. confarreation
  10. confarreations
  11. confated

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