Meaning of fakefan | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone who socializes with fans but has little or no interest in the subject of the fandom.

dated, derogatory, slang, sometimes

Examples

“I am NOT a fakefan.”

“I consider⟳ myself basically a fakefan, in the classical sense⟳ of somebody who hangs around fanzine fandom but never actually *does* anything like⟳ pub an ish or write⟳ a LoC. Seems to me that somebody who wanted to come⟳ to Corflu but who had no zine name⟳ to put⟳ on the badge would fit the "fakefan" definition.”

“I suspect⟳ some of the people jumping can't be brought to understand⟳ that you really _mean⟳ it_ when you say⟳ that this is your idea of an enjoyable con. Since they think⟳ you are intelligent and fannish types, you must Like⟳ What They Like⟳, and probably indulge in gaming, anime and video just to lure fakefen to the con.”

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