fringefan

noun
/ˈfɹɪnd͡ʒfæn/

Etymology

From fringe + fan.

  1. derived from *h₂weh₁-
  2. derived from vannus
  3. inherited from fann
  4. inherited from fan
  5. compounded as fringefan — “fringe + fan

Definitions

  1. A science fiction fan primarily interested in a specific subset of fandom

    A science fiction fan primarily interested in a specific subset of fandom; a partial fan on the fringe of fandom.

    • It got next to no prozine publicity and Los Angeles newspapers ignored it, so the fringefans didn't know about it.
    • Some were undoubtedly fakefans and fringefans, and there was I'm sure a strong surviving increment of Trekkies, as well as a high proportion of what might be called Jedites.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA