Meaning of fanspeak | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The jargon used by science fiction fans.
   informal, uncountable
2. The jargon used by fans of any genre of fiction or popular culture in general.
   broadly, informal, uncountable

Examples

“fanspeak: The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's 1984.”

“The "lack" in the narrative's central relationship produces UST (fanspeak for "unresolved sexual tension") and more, a space for sublimated discourse about body and gender politics...”

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