Fringefan

//ˈfɹɪnd͡ʒfæn// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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.

Related phrases

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