Confan

//ˈkɒnfæn// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A science fiction fan primarily interested in conventions. dated, derogatory, slang, sometimes

    "Depending on the extent to which a given fan indulges in anything more than local club activity he may be distinguished as an actifan (as opposed to passifen); stress on crifanac rather than congoing, among actifans, is the chief extensional distinction between trufans and confans."

Example

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"Depending on the extent to which a given fan indulges in anything more than local club activity he may be distinguished as an actifan (as opposed to passifen); stress on crifanac rather than congoing, among actifans, is the chief extensional distinction between trufans and confans."

Etymology

From con (“convention”) + fan.

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