Meanings
nounstfilm (plural stfilms)
plural stfilms
- datedslanglifestyleA film in the science fiction genre.
A Stfilm Committee of five were appointed to meet on Fridays, and plan the whole film project.
1940 May, Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 16, number 2, page 1281 more example
The report was that Earl had been attending the screening of chapter six of a new stfilm, The Underseas Kingdom with Crash Corrigan or something like that.
1951 November, Lee Hoffman, “The Lives and Deaths of Earl Tuckleton”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 1, page 5
Origin
Either abbreviation of scientifilm, or blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + film.
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