relaxacon

noun

Etymology

From relax + -a- + con.

  1. inherited from *ǵneh₃-
  2. inherited from *kunnaną
  3. inherited from *kunnan
  4. inherited from cunnan
  5. inherited from connen
  6. compounded as relaxacon — “relax + -a- + con

Definitions

  1. An informal science fiction convention with no schedule.

    • Like so many of the newer s.f. writers, Les Cole comes from science fiction fandom, where he was noted [...] as the inventor of the great concept of the "relaxicon" — a convention with no program whatsoever.
    • Midwestcon is the prototypical relaxacon, with about 180 people, a pool and a couple of con suites.
    • When we were there 2 years ago I pointed out to Jordin that it would be a great place for a relaxacon.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for relaxacon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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