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neofen

neofen is the plural of neofan.

Meaning of neofan

Noun

neofan (plural neofans or neofen)

  1. (dated, slang) A newcomer to science fiction; a fan who is extremely new and inexperienced with the genre; a beginner.
    • COMING NEXT ISH: A department devoted to the BNF of tomorrow. 'Twill be the neofan of today who is the Tucker or Laney of tomorrow. So QUANDRY, the BNZ of tomorrow, will bring you biografies^([sic]) of lesser known fen.1950 October, Lee Hoffman, “Chaos”, in Quandry, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2011, page 5

Questions about neofen

What is neofen the plural of?
Neofen is the plural of neofan.

Words near neofen in the dictionary

  1. neofascists
  2. neofemale
  3. neofemales
  4. neofeminist
  5. neofeminists
  6. neofen
  7. neofeudal
  8. neofeudalism
  9. neofeudalist
  10. neofeudalistic
  11. neofeudalists

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