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WKF en · NOUN

Etymology

Abbreviation of well-known fan.

Meanings

1. (dated, slang) A famous member of fandom; a celebrity fan.
   • CRY came today, but I really wasn't as croggled as I usually am when CRY comes, because I got a visit from a real WKF last night (this being the 10th). You, of course, know Ellis Mills? 1962 June, Tom Armistead, “Tom Armistead Meets Ellis Mills”, in Cry of the Nameless, number 161, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2004:
   • If that neofan develops into a WKF or even a Big Name Fan, they soon acquire recruits of their own. So advice and guidance flow down the Pyramid and egoboo flows up the Pyramid. 2005 July, Arnie Katz, “Fandom is a Pyramid Scheme”, in Implications, number 1, page 15:

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