Apan

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of an amateur press association. slang

    "The greatest apan of all time lives on a quiet old street rising above Hagerstown, Maryland."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of apan. alt-of, alternative

    "The 19-year-old fresh-faced kid in the Browncoat costume talking about Harry Turtledove in the consuite is every bit as much a fan as the APAn cranking a mimeograph and pondering the right and wrong of the Breendoggle."

Synonyms

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apahackapahack

Example

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"The greatest apan of all time lives on a quiet old street rising above Hagerstown, Maryland."

Etymology

From APA (“amateur press association”) + -n (“of or pertaining to”).

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amateur press association

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