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mediafan

/ˈmiːdi.əˌfæn/

mediafan noun: a science fiction fan primarily interested in film and/or television.

Noun

mediafan (plural mediafans or mediafen)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A science fiction fan primarily interested in film and/or television.
    • Your post is looking suspiciously like one of those litfan vs mediafan debates that are so incredibly stupid and pathetic and do nothing more than irritate people.1998 June 9, Grant Watson, “Re: Godzilla - What a Turkey”, in aus.sf (Usenet), message-ID <357d206b.15155455@news.iinet.net.au>
    • And I do know the difference between actors and the characters they play, unlike the usual mediafan stereotype (see GALAXY QUEST among many others).2000 August 24, Matt G. Leger, “Re: TV science fiction [was Re: Beware of Slanted Fedora Cons!]”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <B5CA7EDE.A18D%mattleger@SPAMSUX.earthlink.net>

Forms of mediafan

pluralmediafans
pluralmediafen

Origin of mediafan

From media + fan.

Words that rhyme with mediafan

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about mediafan

What does mediafan mean?
Mediafan means a science fiction fan primarily interested in film and/or television.
What part of speech is mediafan?
Mediafan is a noun.
How do you pronounce mediafan?
Mediafan is pronounced /ˈmiːdi.əˌfæn/.
What is the plural of mediafan?
The plural of mediafan is mediafans.

Words near mediafan in the dictionary

  1. mediaevalized
  2. mediaevalizes
  3. mediaevalizing
  4. mediaevally
  5. mediaevals
  6. mediafan
  7. mediafans
  8. mediafen
  9. mediagenic
  10. mediagenically
  11. mediagenicity

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