eofan

plural eofans · plural eofen

1. datedslanglifestyleOne of the very first science fiction fans, from the period 1930–33.

   There was Charles Brown of Locus, the French fan and writer Georges Gallet, eofan Clifton Amsbury, and, of course, me and my wife Wendayne.

   1999 August, Forrest J Ackerman, “Through Time and Space with Forry Ackerman”, in Mimosa, number 24

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   If the point of fannish jargon is to be exclusionary, why is there the matching fannish jargon of 'eofan' for long-established old-timers? If anybody would get it, they would.

   2005 February 25, Alan Winston, “Re: Fan”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <00A3FE31.CA639984@SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>

   If it's a real, fan-run science fiction convention (the abbreviation you use, while invented by a much-loved eofan, generally is disliked), all you have to do is wear your membership badge (another feature of real, fan-run cons; it's a membership, not a "ticket") and stroll into the con suite.

   2006 January 22, Matthew B. Tepper, “Re: Sci Fi Conventions - Con suites”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <Xns9752E997F4B1quackandflap@207.217.125.201>