slanhood

Definitions

The state of being a science fiction fan.

dated, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Because the central character in the story [Slan (1940) by A. E. van Vogt] was a youth in unsympathetic surroundings, and because of the obvious similarities to fans' dreams of greatness, the unserious claim⟳ to slanhood has become⟳ the Third Fandom parallel to the Second Fandom's half-serious Star-Begotten claims.”

“In the specific focus⟳ of providing a reference who can verify your tenured slanhood to the administrators, let's set⟳ the record⟳ straight and let's get⟳ very real and very clear about something here.”

“This sense⟳ of difference was summed up in the well-known fan slogan that serves as an epigraph to this section, "Fans are slans." The Fancyclopedia describes the importance of this notion of "slanhood": [...]”

“Believe⟳ you me, there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst the other members of the class. But I happily wallowed in my slanhood.”

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