Meaning of fans are slans | Babel Free

Definitions

Science fiction fans are more intelligent and more creative than other people.

dated, slang

Examples

“Under the title "Stfans -- Race of the Future", Joquel dissects the "fans are slans" theme which back in 1941 was being considered with a surprising amount of seriousness, and comes up with the obvious conclusion of phooey.”

“FANS ARE SLANS Literally understood, "fans are superman mutants" -- or, at least, "fans are smarter than most people" -- but actual semantic content is according to the mood and attitude of the user.”

“"Fans are slans" is a way of saying that we're smarter than other people. (Which is true, actually, but rather impolite to bring up in mixed company.)”

“Fanish culture is very tribal in nature and overly concerned with superiority as fans are slans.”

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