stfandom

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/ˈstɛfændəm/

noun

The subculture of science fiction fans.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounstfandom (plural stfandoms)

plural stfandoms

  1. datedslanglifestyleThe subculture of science fiction fans.

    And of course Sam Moskowitz, like Old Man Time Stream, rolls on forever with his monumental THE IMMORTAL STORM, a history of stfandom.

    1947 May, Sam Merwin, Jr., “Review of Science Fiction Fan Publications”, in Startling Stories, volume 15, number 2, page 110
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    But don't let it throw you. We have another hunch that stfandom will still be around after the rocket has returned to Earth—either on some high plateau or the slimy swampbottoms—complete with fads and feuds and foolish if quasi-endearing fripperies.

    1950 September, “Wither Stf?”, in Startling Stories, volume 22, number 1, pages 143–144

Origin

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fandom.

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APA

stfandom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stfandom

MLA

“stfandom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stfandom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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