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zinefan

/ˈziːnfæn/

zinefan noun: a science fiction fan primarily interested in fanzines.

Noun

zinefan (plural zinefans or zinefen)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A science fiction fan primarily interested in fanzines.
    • Confan: Who cares about fanzines; cons are where the action is.
      Zinefan: Yeah, well when the history of fandom is written, we will write it.
      Confan: Yeah, but nobody will read it.1991 May 6, Richard Harter, “Re: Query about Sixth Fandom”, in alt.fandom.misc (Usenet), message-ID <446@smds.UUCP>
    • Wake up fandom, not everyone here is large. If the equal rights of the slim are not recognized we could find ourselves in a mud-slinging contest that will make the zinefan vs. confan fight look like a sand-box squabble.1995 May 30, Moshe Feder, “Re: TAFF T-Shirts”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <D9Dpzt.569@dorsai.org>

Forms of zinefan

pluralzinefans
pluralzinefen

Origin of zinefan

From zine + fan.

Questions about zinefan

What does zinefan mean?
Zinefan means a science fiction fan primarily interested in fanzines.
What part of speech is zinefan?
Zinefan is a noun.
How do you pronounce zinefan?
Zinefan is pronounced /ˈziːnfæn/.
What is the plural of zinefan?
The plural of zinefan is zinefans.

Words near zinefan in the dictionary

  1. zine
  2. zineb
  3. zinebs
  4. Zinedine
  5. Zinedines
  6. zinefan
  7. zinefans
  8. zinefen
  9. zinefest
  10. zinefests
  11. zinefic

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