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passifans

passifans is the plural of passifan.

Meaning of passifan

Noun

passifan (plural passifans or passifen)

  1. (dated, slang) A fan, particularly of science fiction, who watches and reads the genre but does not actively engage in fanac, or fan activity.
    • Passifan: The "unawakened" Fan, interested now only in reading the magazines and books; not yet participating in any activities.c. 1944, Forrest J Ackerman, Fantasy Flanguage

Questions about passifans

What is passifans the plural of?
Passifans is the plural of passifan.

Words near passifans in the dictionary

  1. passibility
  2. passible
  3. passibleness
  4. passibly
  5. passifan
  6. passifans
  7. passifen
  8. passified
  9. passifies
  10. passiflora
  11. passifloraceous

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