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zinefan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈziːnfæn/

Etymology

From zine + fan.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A science fiction fan primarily interested in fanzines.
   • 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>:
   • 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>:
   • I’d love to see a complete list of active zinefen, find out how many there are. 2009 April, R. Graeme Cameron, “Letters of Comment”, in WCSFAzine, volume 3, number 3 (whole number #19), page 48:

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