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faned

/ˈfænˌɛd/

faned noun: the editor of a fandom publication, most commonly a fanzine.

Noun

faned (plural faneds)

  1. (dated, slang) The editor of a fandom publication, most commonly a fanzine.
    • Sample fanzine advertisement attached; same obtainable free from B.T. for any fan-ed wishing to run them.1946 April, Wilson "Bob" Tucker, Bloomington News-letter, page 1
    • This British peculiarity, this psychopathic abhorrence for open spaces in fanzines, has been remarked on by many people but until this moment nobody has explained the real reason for it. It is not meanness, nor the high cost of paper, nor any obvious cause like that. It is simply that every British...1961 August, Walter Alexander Willis, “Black Mail”, in Willis Papers

Forms of faned

pluralfaneds

Origin of faned

Blend of fan + editor.

Words that rhyme with faned

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Questions about faned

What does faned mean?
Faned means the editor of a fandom publication, most commonly a fanzine.
What part of speech is faned?
Faned is a noun.
How do you pronounce faned?
Faned is pronounced /ˈfænˌɛd/.
What is the plural of faned?
The plural of faned is faneds.

Words near faned in the dictionary

  1. fandubbings
  2. fandubs
  3. fandumb
  4. fandumbs
  5. fane
  6. faned
  7. faneds
  8. fanega
  9. fanegada
  10. fanegadas
  11. fanegas

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