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eofan

/ˈiːəʊˌfæn/

eofan noun: one of the very first science fiction fans, from the period 1930–33.

Noun

eofan (plural eofans or eofen)

  1. (dated, slang) One of the very first science fiction fans, from the period 1930–33.
    • There was Charles Brown of Locus, the French fan and writer Georges Gallet, eofan Clifton Amsbury, and, of course, me and my wife Wendayne.1999 August, Forrest J Ackerman, “Through Time and Space with Forry Ackerman”, in Mimosa, number 24
    • If the point of fannish jargon is to be exclusionary, why is there the matching fannish jargon of 'eofan' for long-established old-timers? If anybody would get it, they would.2005 February 25, Alan Winston, “Re: Fan”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <00A3FE31.CA639984@SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>

Forms of eofan

pluraleofans
pluraleofen

Origin of eofan

From eo- + fan. Coined by Jack Speer.

Questions about eofan

What does eofan mean?
Eofan means one of the very first science fiction fans, from the period 1930–33.
What part of speech is eofan?
Eofan is a noun.
How do you pronounce eofan?
Eofan is pronounced /ˈiːəʊˌfæn/.
What is the plural of eofan?
The plural of eofan is eofans.

Words near eofan in the dictionary

  1. EOE
  2. eoenantiornithid
  3. eoenantiornithids
  4. EOEs
  5. EOF
  6. eofan
  7. Eofandom
  8. eofans
  9. eofen
  10. Eoff
  11. Eoffs

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