fakefan
/ˈfeɪkfæn/
fakefan noun: someone who socializes with fans but has little or no interest in the subject of the fandom.
Noun
fakefan (plural fakefans or fakefen)
- Someone who socializes with fans but has little or no interest in the subject of the fandom.
- I am NOT a fakefan.1953 May-June, Robert Bloch, “Sez Y'All”, in Quandry, number 29, page 14
- I consider myself basically a fakefan, in the classical sense of somebody who hangs around fanzine fandom but never actually *does* anything like pub an ish or write a LoC. Seems to me that somebody who wanted to come to Corflu but who had no zine name to put on the badge would fit the "fakefan"...1998 July 29, Rich McAllister, “Fanzine names on badges at conventions (was Re: Weapons at Worldcon)”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <uyfaf5s47gl.fsf_-_@eng.sun.com>
Forms of fakefan
| plural | fakefans |
|---|---|
| plural | fakefen |
| alternative form | fake fan |
| alternative form | fake-fan |
Origin of fakefan
From fake + fan.
Questions about fakefan
- What does fakefan mean?
- Fakefan means someone who socializes with fans but has little or no interest in the subject of the fandom.
- What part of speech is fakefan?
- Fakefan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fakefan?
- Fakefan is pronounced /ˈfeɪkfæn/.
- What is the plural of fakefan?
- The plural of fakefan is fakefans.
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