Fringefan
//ˈfɹɪnd͡ʒfæn// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A science fiction fan primarily interested in a specific subset of fandom; a partial fan on the fringe of fandom. dated, derogatory, slang, sometimes
"It got next to no prozine publicity and Los Angeles newspapers ignored it, so the fringefans didn't know about it."
Example
More examples"It got next to no prozine publicity and Los Angeles newspapers ignored it, so the fringefans didn't know about it."
Etymology
From fringe + fan.
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