faanishness en · NOUN
Etymology
From faanish + -ness.
Meanings
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(dated, derogatory, often, slang, uncountable) Being more interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; the quality, state or characteristic of being a faan.
Andy evaluated fanzines against criteria in seven categories: layout, art, congeniality, genre, writing, temporality, and faanishness, and assigned 10 points to each category.
1992 June, Geri Sullivan, “SFFY named #1 fanzine of ’91!”, in No Goat’s Kneecap, page 1: