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smof

UK/smɒf/US/smɔf/

smof is the alternative form of SMOF.

Verb

smof (third-person singular simple present smofs, present participle smoffing, simple past and past participle smoffed)

  1. (slang) To discuss fandom; to organise or direct fandom; to act in the manner of a SMOF.
    • Smoffing is a Way of Life.1968 November, The Proper Boskonian
    • the fen of science fiction fandom for whom fiawol descended on Boston this weekend for their annual worldcon to smof and to buy old fanzines.1971 September 6, New York Times, page 17

Noun capitalized: SMOF

SMOF (plural SMOFs)

  1. (slang) One influential in science fiction fandom; one who organises a convention, publishes a fanzine or performs a similar activity.
    • He is also, in case he is willing... no, not in case he is willing; anyway, whether he likes it or not... an Honorary Member of SMOF.1963, Hal Clement, Proceedings of Discon, page 162
    • Secret Masters of Fandom (SMOFs), people who consider themselves to be the real ‘rulers’ of fandom, making decisions by running fan politics. Actually, these poor fellows are suffering from delusions of grandeur. (Also, verb form: to smof.)1978, Arthur Wilson "Bob" Tucker, The Neo-Fan's Guide to Science Fiction Fandom, page 10

Forms of smof

Noun
pluralsmofs
pluralSMOFs
alternative formsmof
Verb
third-person singular presentsmofs
present participlesmoffing
past participlesmoffed
pastsmoffed

Origin of smof

From SMOF (“Secret Master of Fandom”).

Abbreviation of Secret Master Of Fandom. Coined by American science fiction author Jack Chalker.

Words that rhyme with smof

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Questions about smof

What does smof mean?
Smof means to discuss fandom; to organise or direct fandom; to act in the manner of a SMOF.
What is smof the alternative form of?
Smof is the alternative form of SMOF.
What part of speech is smof?
Smof can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce smof?
Smof is pronounced /smɒf/ (UK).
What is the past tense of smof?
The past tense of smof is smoffed.

Words near smof in the dictionary

  1. smocking
  2. smockings
  3. smockless
  4. smocklike
  5. smocks
  6. smof
  7. smoffed
  8. smoffing
  9. smofs
  10. smog
  11. smog check

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: smof (page history and authors); SMOF (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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