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fringefen

fringefen 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 fringefen

What is fringefen the plural of?
Fringefen is the plural of fringefan.

Words near fringefen in the dictionary

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

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