Neofan
//ˈniːəʊfæn// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A newcomer to science fiction; a fan who is extremely new and inexperienced with the genre; a beginner. dated, slang
"COMING NEXT ISH: A department devoted to the BNF of tomorrow. 'Twill be the neofan of today who is the Tucker or Laney of tomorrow. So QUANDRY, the BNZ of tomorrow, will bring you biografies^([sic]) of lesser known fen."
Example
More examples"COMING NEXT ISH: A department devoted to the BNF of tomorrow. 'Twill be the neofan of today who is the Tucker or Laney of tomorrow. So QUANDRY, the BNZ of tomorrow, will bring you biografies^([sic]) of lesser known fen."
Etymology
From neo- + fan.
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