Stfandom

//ˈstɛfændəm// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The subculture of science fiction fans. dated, slang

    "And of course Sam Moskowitz, like Old Man Time Stream, rolls on forever with his monumental THE IMMORTAL STORM, a history of stfandom."

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"And of course Sam Moskowitz, like Old Man Time Stream, rolls on forever with his monumental THE IMMORTAL STORM, a history of stfandom."

Etymology

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fandom.

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science fiction

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