actifan

/ˈæk.tɪˌfæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Dated; Slang

"If you even read StF you'll do. You don't have to be an actifan, just so you read StF."
"Really, I seem to have reversed things a little by being a letter-hack after becoming an actifan."
"Actifans end up feeling they're being forced to pay for other people's "good time" and realize the mere attendance of these other-media fans means they will have to pay (through increased membership fees) for things SF Worldcons once got for free."

Blend of active + fan.

actifans (plural) actifen (plural)

passifan

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæk.tɪˌfæn/.

What does actifan mean?

Where does actifan come from?

Blend of active + fan.

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