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intrafandom

intrafandom adjective: occurring within or part of fandom, especially a single one.

Adjective

intrafandom (not comparable)

  1. Occurring within or part of fandom, especially a single one.
    • When the 2010 TV.com poll declared that Supernatural had the craziest fans, perverse enough to make someone want to "claw their eyes out", some fans proceeded to demonize segments of the fandom for doing it wrong. Not all fans indulged in intrafandom wank, however.2011, Katherine Larsen, Lynn Zubernis, Fandom At The Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships, pages 127–128
    • Like Hills (2002) has pointed out, there are norms to adhere to also within the fan community, and there are hierarchies too. "Good" fan practice thus exists internally as well as externally. The intrafandom boundaries built around what is “good” or “bad” fan practice are not different from...2016, Henrik Linden, Sara Linden, Fans and Fan Cultures: Tourism, Consumerism and Social Media, unnumbered page

Origin of intrafandom

From intra- + fandom.

Questions about intrafandom

What does intrafandom mean?
Intrafandom means occurring within or part of fandom, especially a single one.
What part of speech is intrafandom?
Intrafandom is an adjective.

Words near intrafandom in the dictionary

  1. intrafaith
  2. intrafallopian
  3. intrafamilial
  4. intrafamilially
  5. intrafamily
  6. intrafandom
  7. intrafascial
  8. intrafascicular
  9. intrafascicularly
  10. intrafebrile
  11. intrafemoral

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