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confen

confen is the plural of confan.

Meaning of confan

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

Questions about confen

What is confen the plural of?
Confen is the plural of confan.

Words near confen in the dictionary

  1. confederators
  2. confedered
  3. confedering
  4. confeders
  5. confelicity
  6. confen
  7. confer
  8. conferable
  9. conferee
  10. conferees
  11. conference

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