LoC

See also: loc, LOC, lốc, lọc, lộc, and loc.

English

Alternative forms

• loc
• LOC

Etymology

Abbreviation of letter of comment.

Noun

LoC (plural LoCs)

1. (dated, fandom slang) Correspondence, usually a letter, sent to a periodical commenting on either the contents of a previous issue or an earlier letter of comment.
   • 1961 May 6, Fanac, page 1:

     The first contributor of an accepted new item (not a COA) is entitled to a free issue, as are all other Good People who send in locs, cartoons, etc.

   • 1964 January, Les Spinge, page 2:

     Available for Trade, LoC, Contribution, goodwill (rarely) or even money.

Derived terms

• loccer

Verb

1. (dated, fandom slang) To write a letter of comment to a periodical.
   • 1997 December 22, Rich Brown (Dr Gafia), “Re: The Good Ol' 'Write-In' Ballot”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <19971222234601.SAA25451@ladder02.news.aol.com>:

     But what happens, since you have spent a couple of weeks with this firm intention to LoC them all in mind, and in many instances you've even check-marked the particular things you want to comment on and thought about just what you want to say, as future issues of fanzines come into your mailbox, you break your fingernails on the staples in your haste to get to them opened so you can turn to the lettercolumn to see if they printed your LoC.

Synonyms

• letterhack

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “LoC”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 113.

Anagrams

• -col-, CLO, COL, Clo, Col., OCL, OLC, col, col-, col.