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fmz

/fɛmz/

fmz noun: fanzine.

Noun

fmz (plural fmz)

  1. (dated, slang) Fanzine.
    • The ludicrous situation may arise of all Fandom producing one zine for their own consumption - but I hardly think so. […] And this situation will prove a spur to the recruiting of more fans, and the converting of fans into actifans. Partnerships will be dissolved after the war, when the new, bright...1943 October, H. K. Bulmer, “Staggerings”, in Futurian War Digest, number 31, pages 7–8
    • fmz - (Brazier:Joquel) - Suggested abbreviation for fanzines. Pronounced [femz], but distinguished from "femmes" by accompanying the latter word with a whistle and descriptive gesture.1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia, fmz

Examples of fmz in a sentence

  • Partnerships will be dissolved after the war, when the new, bright crop of fmz that are promised spring up.1943 October, H. K. Bulmer, “Staggerings”, in Futurian War Digest, number 31, pages 7–8:
  • It will remain the life-loving li'l fmz that it has been.1950 December, Lee Hoffmann, “Chaos”, in Quandry, number 5, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2015, page 2:
  • There have always been crudzines, but in the current environment the average fmz is done by someone with some skill, with a limited audience in mind.1995 September 11, Lindsay Crawford, “Re: All Knowledge Is Contained in Fanzines”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID...

Forms of fmz

pluralfmz

Origin of fmz

Abbreviation of fan magazine.

Words that rhyme with fmz

Questions about fmz

What does fmz mean?
Fmz means fanzine.
How do you use fmz in a sentence?
Partnerships will be dissolved after the war, when the new, bright crop of fmz that are promised spring up.
What part of speech is fmz?
Fmz is a noun.
How do you pronounce fmz?
Fmz is pronounced /fɛmz/.
What is the plural of fmz?
The plural of fmz is fmz.

Words near fmz in the dictionary

  1. FMUs
  2. FMV
  3. FMVs
  4. FMVSS
  5. FMX
  6. fmz
  7. fn
  8. FN FAL
  9. FN FALs
  10. FN-FAL
  11. FN-FALs

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