zinefan

/ˈziːnfæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Derogatory; Slang

"Confan: Who cares about fanzines; cons are where the action is. Zinefan: Yeah, well when the history of fandom is written, we will write it. Confan: Yeah, but nobody will read it."
"Wake up fandom, not everyone here is large. If the equal rights of the slim are not recognized we could find ourselves in a mud-slinging contest that will make the zinefan vs. confan fight look like a sand-box squabble."
"I’d love to see a complete list of active zinefen, find out how many there are."

From zine + fan.

zinefans (plural) zinefen (plural)

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How do you pronounce zinefan?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈziːnfæn/.

What does zinefan mean?

A science fiction fan primarily interested in fanzines.

Where does zinefan come from?

From zine + fan.

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