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Blend of fan + magazine. Coined by American chess player and SF fandom founder Russ Chauvenet in the October 1940 edition of his own science fiction fanzine Detours, to replace the earlier fanmag.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
fanzine
fan·zineToday it means: A magazine, normally produced by amateurs, intended for people who share a common interest. Full definition →