femfan

English

Etymology

Blend of female +‎ fan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmfæn/
• Rhymes: -ɛmfæn
• Homophone: femme fan

Noun

femfan (plural femfans or femfen)

1. (dated, sometimes derogatory, fandom slang) A female science fiction fan.
   • 1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia, page 31:

     Fannes — Pronounced the same as "fans," but used in writing to mean fem fans.

   • 1953 August, Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 42, number 3, page 133:

     So, at last, backed by a formidable phalange of femfans, I dare speak up, brave lassie that I am.

   • 2010, Eleanor Arnason, Mammoths of the Great Plains‎^[1], →ISBN, page 120:

     When I went to my first science fiction convention in 1961, fandom was entirely white and 80 percent male. Women were marginalized as "femfans." Gay people were in the closet.

Synonyms

• fangirl, fanne, femme fan