Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| faned n. (1941) | an editor of a fanzine; cf. slightly later faneditor n. |
| faneditor n. (1941) | = faned n. |
| fanette n. (1941) | a female fan; = fanne n. |
| fanfic n. (1966) | = fan fiction n. |
| fan fiction n. (1938) | fiction written by a fan rather than a professional author, esp. that based on already-existing characters from a television series, book, film, etc.; (also) a piece of such writing |
| fan film n. (1956) | a movie made by a fan; audiovisual fan fiction n. |
| fangirl n. (1934) | a female fan (chiefly of comics, film, music, or science fiction), esp. an obsessive one |
| fangirl v. (2003) | esp. of a girl or woman: to exhibit extreme devotion (to) or excitement (about); to act like a fangirl n. |
| fankind n. (1940) | fans, considered collectively |
| fanmag n. (1928) | a magazine for fans; (specif.) = fanzine n. |
| fanne n. (1942) | a female fan |
| fanning n. (1940) | the practice or activity of being a fan; participation in fandom |
| fannish adj. (1901) | of or relating to a dedicated or obsessive fan |
| fannishness n. (1943) | the quality of being fannish |
| fan service n. (1991) | chiefly in a visual medium: material not central to the plot or characterization that is included only to please the audience; (specif.) (a) sexually provocative imagery intended to titillate the viewer; (b) material (such as inside jokes) that can be appreciated (only) by serious fans of a franchise |
| fanspeak n. (1951) | distinctive language used by science-fiction fans |
| fantascience n. (1934) | = science fantasy n. 3; science fiction n. 2 |
| fantasist n. (1923) | a writer of fantasy n. 1 |
| fantastic n. 1 (1923) | of a creative work: that which has the qualities of fantasy n. 1 |
| fantastic n. 2 (1937) | a work of fantasy n. 1 |
| fantastic adj. (1930) | having the quality of fantasy n. 1 |
| fantastical n. (1995) | of a creative work: that which has the qualities of fantasy n. 1 |
| fantasy n. 1 (1931) | a genre of fiction which contains elements of magic or the supernatural, frequently set in a world other than our own |
| fantasy n. 2 (1933) | a work (story, film, etc.) in the fantasy genre |
| fanzine n. (1940) | a magazine produced for and esp. by fans |
| farside n. (1958) | the side of the Moon that faces away from Earth; cf. earlier darkside n. 1, nightside n. |
| faster-than-light adj. (1940) | that is travelling or can travel faster than light |
| faster than light adv. (1928) | at a speed faster than that of light |
| feelie n. (1929) | a motion picture augmented by tactile effects which are felt by the viewer; chiefly in plural (frequently with the): the screening of such pictures; such pictures as a type of entertainment |
| feghoot n. (1960) | a very short story that culminates in an (elaborate) pun |
| fembot n. (1976) | a robot resembling a woman in appearance; (also) a woman characterized as having robotic behavior or demeanor |
| femmefan n. (1940) | a female fan |
| fen n. (1940) | plural of fan |
| ferry n. (1941) | a small spacecraft used, esp. on a regular schedule, to transport passengers or cargo over a relatively short distance, as between an orbiting craft and a planetβs surface |
| filk n. (1953) | a type of popular music, commonly performed at fan conventions, characterized by the use of familiar or traditional songs whose lyrics have been rewritten or parodied (usually on themes drawn from science fiction or fantasy literature) |
| filk v. (1962) | to write or perform filk songs |
| filker n. (1962) | one who sings filk songs; = filk singer n. |
| filking n. (1976) | the writing or performing of filk songs |