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femfan

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfɛmfæn

Definitions

A female science fiction fan.

dated, derogatory, slang, sometimes

Examples

“Fannes — Pronounced the same as "fans," but used in writing to mean fem fans.”
“So, at last, backed by a formidable phalange of femfans, I dare speak up, brave lassie that I am.”
When I went to my first science fiction convention in 1961, fandom was entirely white and 80 percent male. Women were marginalized as "femfans." Gay people were in the closet.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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