slan
/slæn/
slan noun: a fan of science fiction.
Noun
slan (plural slans)
- A fan of science fiction.
- The idea of a national government, covering all the slan race and nobody else, is seen in the many drives for a general fan organization.1944, John Bristol Speer, “F - Fascism”, in Fancyclopedia
- Here, at least once a month, the slans from Michigan gathered for sneak previews of forthcoming WARPS, to criticise some Rappian manuscript which Art was polishing for pro submission, or to talk about various subjects as fans are wont to do, and drink beer, pop, consume beans, dogs, chips, or...1950 September, Charles Stuart Metchette, “Michigan Memories”, in Spacewarp, number 42, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2016, pages 72–77
Forms of slan
| plural | slans |
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Origin of slan
From Slan (1940) by A. E. van Vogt, a science fiction novel about persecuted—yet physically, mentally and morally superior—telepathic mutant humans. In the novel they are named after their alleged creator, Samuel Lann.
Words formed from slan
- fans are slans
- slan center
- slanhood
- slannish
- slanshack
Words that rhyme with slan
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- clan
- ban
- Cheyenne
- Longshan
- Nanshan
- plan
- an
- gan
- Gushan
- han
- Hongshan
- mann
- nan
- stan
- tan
- unman
- Baoshan
- Dongshan
- flan
- Heshan
- Jinshan
- langshan
- marzipan
- panne
- Qishan
- ran
- rattan
- bantustan
- began
- chan
- Fengshan
- Fran
- Guanshan
- Hengshan
- Huangshan
- Huishan
- japan
- Lausanne
- Lianshan
- Lushan
- Marianne
- Pingshan
- scran
- sedan
- shan
- than
- trapan
- trepan
Questions about slan
- What does slan mean?
- Slan means a fan of science fiction.
- What part of speech is slan?
- Slan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce slan?
- Slan is pronounced /slæn/.
- What is the plural of slan?
- The plural of slan is slans.
Words near slan in the dictionary
Source and license
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