Meanings
plural stfields
- datedslanglifestyleThe province or domain of science fiction; the area in which science fiction is active.
One probably should not say there was a trufan, even in posse, until the stfield had been defined by Amazing Stories.
1955, John Bristol Speer, “The Phanerofanish Eon”, in Fancestral Voices, page 79
Origin
Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + field.
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stfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stfield
“stfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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