Fakefan
//ˈfeɪkfæn// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who socializes with fans but has little or no interest in the subject of the fandom. dated, derogatory, slang, sometimes
"I am NOT a fakefan."
Example
More examples"I consider myself basically a fakefan, in the classical sense of somebody who hangs around fanzine fandom but never actually *does* anything like pub an ish or write a LoC. Seems to me that somebody who wanted to come to Corflu but who had no zine name to put on the badge would fit the "fakefan" definition."
Etymology
From fake + fan.
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