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relaxacon

relaxacon noun: an informal science fiction convention with no schedule.

Noun

relaxacon (plural relaxacons)

  1. (slang) An informal science fiction convention with no schedule.
    • Like so many of the newer s.f. writers, Les Cole comes from science fiction fandom, where he was noted [...] as the inventor of the great concept of the "relaxicon" — a convention with no program whatsoever.1957 August, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, page 86
    • Midwestcon is the prototypical relaxacon, with about 180 people, a pool and a couple of con suites.1995 June 26, Laurie D. T. Mann, “Freaking the fans”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <3sm6e2$d8a@africa.lm.com>

Forms of relaxacon

pluralrelaxacons

Origin of relaxacon

From relax + -a- + con.

Questions about relaxacon

What does relaxacon mean?
Relaxacon means an informal science fiction convention with no schedule.
What part of speech is relaxacon?
Relaxacon is a noun.
What is the plural of relaxacon?
The plural of relaxacon is relaxacons.

Words near relaxacon in the dictionary

  1. relawns
  2. relax
  3. relax'd
  4. relaxability
  5. relaxable
  6. relaxacon
  7. relaxacons
  8. relaxant
  9. relaxants
  10. relaxase
  11. relaxases

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