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zinefen

zinefen is the plural of zinefan.

Meaning of zinefan

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>

Questions about zinefen

What is zinefen the plural of?
Zinefen is the plural of zinefan.

Words near zinefen in the dictionary

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

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