Meanings
nounfanarchist (plural fanarchists)
plural fanarchists
- slanglifestyleA fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought.
During the 1950s Dave was active in the Fanarchist crowd—those largely New York fans who avoided both fannish and mundane politics on the grounds that fanning should be fun.
1975 February, John Boardman, “In Memoriam: David Mason”, in Science Fiction Review, volume 4, number 1, page 13
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