Stfnist

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fan or creator of science fiction; one involved in some aspect of science fiction. dated, slang

    "It follows that no stfnist should be considered for one of the top places until he has been active for at least two years; many may run thru the cycle of fanac and make a big noise for a moment, then fizzle out."

Example

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"It follows that no stfnist should be considered for one of the top places until he has been active for at least two years; many may run thru the cycle of fanac and make a big noise for a moment, then fizzle out."

Etymology

Either abbreviation of scientifictionist, or stf (“scientifiction”) + -ist.

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