Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanarchist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fa-n-ar-chist
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought.

Slang

Example Sentences

"During the 1950s Dave was active in the Fanarchist crowd—those largely New York fans who avoided both fannish and mundane politics on the grounds that fanning should be fun."

Etymology

Blend of fan + anarchist.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

fanarchists (plural)

Derived Forms

fanarchistic

Questions

What does fanarchist mean?: A fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought.
Where does fanarchist come from?: Blend of fan + anarchist.

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