Dictionary

fanspeak en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfæn.spiːk/
• fănspēk

Etymology

From fan + -speak, modeled after Newspeak.

Meanings

1. (informal, uncountable) The jargon used by science fiction fans.
   • fanspeak: The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's 1984. 1952, Arthur Rapp, Lee Hoffman, Redd Boggs, Fanspeak, page 5:
   • The "lack" in the narrative's central relationship produces UST (fanspeak for "unresolved sexual tension") and more, a space for sublimated discourse about body and gender politics... 2000, Elyce Rae Helford, Fantasy girls, page 64:
2. (broadly, informal, uncountable) The jargon used by fans of any genre of fiction or popular culture in general.

Relateds

geekspeak · nerdspeak