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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| eyetracks n. (1952) | imaginary marks left on a book by the act of reading it |
| faan n. (1953) | a science fiction fan, esp. one regarded as non-serious, or devoted more to fandom than to science fiction itself; cf. sercon adj. |
| faanish adj. (1959) | of or relating to fandom, esp. on a superficial level; typical of a faan n. |
| face plate n. (1930) | the transparent window of a spacesuit’s helmet |
| fanac n. (1956) | activity related to a particular fandom, usually science fiction, such as publishing fanzines or writing letters to fanzines |
| fanarchist n. (1955) | a fan who shuns organized fandom; a fan who advocates for anarchy |
| fanarchistic adj. (1944) | preferring to avoid organized forms of fandom |
| fanboy n. (1919) | a male fan (in later use chiefly of comics, film, music, or science fiction), esp. an obsessive one |
| fandom n. (1936) | science-fiction fans collectively; the state or attitude of being a science-fiction fan |
| fanfic n. (1968) | = fan fiction n. |
| fan fiction n. (1938) | fiction, usually fantasy or science 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 |
| fangirl n. (1934) | a female fan (chiefly of comics, film, music, or science fiction), esp. an obsessive one |
| fanmag n. (1928) | a magazine for fans; (specif.) = fanzine n. |
| fanne n. (1942) | a female fan |
| fannish adj. (1901) | of or relating to a dedicated or obsessive fan |
| fannishness n. (1943) | the quality of being fannish |
| 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 (1932) | 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 for fans, esp. those of science fiction |
| 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 traveling 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 |
| 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. (1943) | 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 planet’s surface |
| filk n. (1953) | among science fiction and fantasy fans: 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. (1978) | among science fiction and fantasy fans: to write or perform filk songs |
| filker n. (1981) | one who sings filk songs; a filk singer n. |
| filking n. (1983) | among science fiction and fantasy fans: the writing or performing of filk songs |
| filksing n. (1968) | a session or event of filk singing |
| filk singer n. (1979) | one who sings filk songs |
| filksinging n. (1965) | the singing of filk songs |
| filk song n. (1953) | a song in the filk style |
| fillo n. (1959) | a small illustration used to fill space, esp. in a fanzine |
| first contact n. (1945) | the first meeting between two different intelligent species |
| fix-up n. (1975) | a novel constructed from shorter material written separately |
| flame gun n. (1934) | a gun (esp. a handgun) that shoots flames; cf. flame pistol n. |