WKF

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of well-known fan.

Noun

WKF (plural WKFs)

1. (dated, fandom slang) A famous member of fandom; a celebrity fan.
   • 1962 June, Tom Armistead, “Tom Armistead Meets Ellis Mills”, in Cry of the Nameless‎^[1], number 161, archived from the original on 26 November 2004:

     CRY came today, but I really wasn't as croggled as I usually am when CRY comes, because I got a visit from a real WKF last night (this being the 10th). You, of course, know Ellis Mills?

   • 2005 July, Arnie Katz, “Fandom is a Pyramid Scheme”, in Implications‎^[2], number 1, page 15:

     If that neofan develops into a WKF or even a Big Name Fan, they soon acquire recruits of their own. So advice and guidance flow down the Pyramid and egoboo flows up the Pyramid.

Synonyms

• BNF

Anagrams

• FWK, WFK