fanspeak

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/ˈfæn.spiːk/

noun

The jargon used by science fiction fans.

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Meanings

nounfanspeak (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe jargon used by science fiction fans.

    fanspeak: The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's 1984.

    1952, Arthur Rapp, Lee Hoffman, Redd Boggs, Fanspeak, page 5
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    The "lack" in the narrative's central relationship produces UST (fanspeak for "unresolved sexual tension") and more, a space for sublimated discourse about body and gender politics...

    2000, Elyce Rae Helford, Fantasy girls, page 64
  2. broadlyinformaluncountableThe jargon used by fans of any genre of fiction or popular culture in general.

Origin

From fan + -speak, modeled after Newspeak.

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APA

fanspeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanspeak

MLA

“fanspeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanspeak. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanspeak,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanspeak.

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