faanishness

English

Etymology

faanish +‎ -ness

Noun

faanishness (uncountable)

1. (dated, fandom slang, often derogatory) Being more interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; the quality, state or characteristic of being a faan.
   • 1992 June, Geri Sullivan, “SFFY named #1 fanzine of ’91!”, in No Goat’s Kneecap‎^[1], page 1:

     Andy evaluated fanzines against criteria in seven categories: layout, art, congeniality, genre, writing, temporality, and faanishness, and assigned 10 points to each category.

Related terms

• faan
• faanish

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “faanishness”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 55.