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fringefans

fringefans is the plural of fringefan.

Meaning of fringefan

Noun

fringefan (plural fringefans or fringefen)

  1. (dated, derogatory, slang, sometimes) A science fiction fan primarily interested in a specific subset of fandom; a partial fan on the fringe of fandom.
    • It got next to no prozine publicity and Los Angeles newspapers ignored it, so the fringefans didn't know about it.1969, Harry Warner, Jr., All Our Yesterdays, page 263

Questions about fringefans

What is fringefans the plural of?
Fringefans is the plural of fringefan.

Words near fringefans in the dictionary

  1. fringed polygala
  2. fringed rue
  3. fringed sole
  4. fringed soles
  5. fringefan
  6. fringefans
  7. fringefen
  8. fringehead
  9. fringeheads
  10. fringeless
  11. fringelet

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