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fanarchist

fanarchist noun: a fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought.

Noun

fanarchist (plural fanarchists)

  1. (slang) A fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought.
    • During the 1950s Dave was active in the Fanarchist crowd—those largely New York fans who avoided both fannish and mundane politics on the grounds that fanning should be fun.1975 February, John Boardman, “In Memoriam: David Mason”, in Science Fiction Review, volume 4, number 1, page 13

Forms of fanarchist

pluralfanarchists

Origin of fanarchist

Blend of fan + anarchist.

Words formed from fanarchist

Questions about fanarchist

What does fanarchist mean?
Fanarchist means a fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought.
What part of speech is fanarchist?
Fanarchist is a noun.
What is the plural of fanarchist?
The plural of fanarchist is fanarchists.

Words near fanarchist in the dictionary

  1. fanams
  2. fananserin
  3. fanapanel
  4. Fanara
  5. Fanaras
  6. fanarchist
  7. fanarchistic
  8. fanarchists
  9. Fanariot
  10. Fanariotes
  11. Fanariots

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