Terms used among fans, esp. terms used to discuss fan-related activities.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| actifan n. (1941) | someone who is actively involved in fandom |
| Anglofan n. (1941) | a science fiction fan who is a native or resident of the United Kingdom |
| annish n. (1938) | the issue of a fanzine published on the anniversary of the first issueβs publication |
| apa n. (1938) | an organization of (often science fiction) fans that publishes a periodical containing works by most or all of the members |
| apazine n. (1953) | a contribution to an apa n. |
| BNF n. (1948) | someone who is extremely prominent within a particular fandom |
| Chicon n. (1940) | a SF convention held in Chicago, esp. the 1940 Chicago Science Fiction Convention |
| COA n. (1961) | notification of a change of address |
| combozine n. (1946) | a collection of zines bound or published together, esp. for distribution at a convention |
| completism n. (1944) | the desire to have or collect a complete set of something |
| completist n. (1940) | one who wishes to have or collect complete sets of something |
| con n. (1942) | a convention of a group of (usually and originally science fiction) fans; cf. -con suffix |
| -con suffix (1940) | (used to form the names of conventions, with the first element indicating the location or (typically in informal designations) the main subject or focus of the event) cf. con n. |
| con crud n. (1990) | an illness (esp. a cold) suffered while or shortly after attending an SF convention |
| condom n. (1986) | the milieu of (usually science fiction) conventions |
| congoer n. (1954) | one who attends (usually science fiction) conventions |
| congoing n. (1959) | attendance at (usually science fiction) conventions |
| conreport n. (1953) | a report of the events of a convention |
| croggle v. (1954) | to astonish, bewilder, baffle |
| croggled adj. (1962) | astonished, baffled, bewildered |
| crudzine n. (1947) | a zine regarded as low quality |
| egoboo n. (1945) | the gratification of seeing oneβs name in print |
| 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. |
| fanac n. (1952) | participation in fandom, such as publishing fanzines, attending conferences, or writing letters to fanzines |
| fanarchist n. (1942) | a fan who shuns organized fandom; a fan who advocates for individual or small-group activities |
| 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 |
| fan film n. (1961) | 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 |
| fankind n. (1940) | fans, considered collectively |
| fanmag n. (1928) | a magazine for fans; (specif.) = fanzine n. |
| fanne n. (1942) | a female fan |
| fanning n. (1941) | 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 |
| fanspeak n. (1951) | distinctive language used by science-fiction fans |
| fanzine n. (1940) | a magazine for fans, esp. those of science fiction |
| femmefan n. (1940) | a female fan |
| fen n. (1940) | plural of fan |
| 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 |