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litfan

/ˈlɪtfæn/

litfan noun: a science fiction fan primarily interested in written science fiction.

Noun

litfan (plural litfans or litfen)

  1. (slang) A science fiction fan primarily interested in written science fiction.
    • There's certainly some overlap between litfen and mediafen, but there's also a distinctly different audience of mediafen, who may never look at this group.1994 November 13, Laurie Mann, “Re: Do we need rec.arts.sf.fandom.media?”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <3a51lf$83p@terrazzo.lm.com>
    • Personally, I was apalled^([sic]) at the divisions I saw within Star Trek fandom, where people wearing "Original Series" uniforms were sneered at far worse than I've seen from 'trufans', and the way some media fans sneer at others for watching the "wrong shows". Forget 'litfen' versus 'meejafen'...2001 August 17, Chris Croughton, “Re: Any thoughts appreciated.”, in uk.people.sf-fans (Usenet), message-ID <slrn9nqri2.651.chris@ccserver.keris.net>

Forms of litfan

plurallitfans
plurallitfen

Origin of litfan

From lit (“literature”) + fan.

Questions about litfan

What does litfan mean?
Litfan means a science fiction fan primarily interested in written science fiction.
What part of speech is litfan?
Litfan is a noun.
How do you pronounce litfan?
Litfan is pronounced /ˈlɪtfæn/.
What is the plural of litfan?
The plural of litfan is litfans.

Words near litfan in the dictionary

  1. literosity
  2. literotica
  3. liters
  4. lites
  5. litest
  6. litfan
  7. litfans
  8. litfen
  9. litfic
  10. lith
  11. lith-

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