slannish

English

Etymology

slan +‎ -ish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæn.ɪʃ/
• Rhymes: -ænɪʃ

Adjective

slannish (comparative more slannish, superlative most slannish)

1. (dated, fandom slang) Like a science fiction fan; characteristic of or pertaining to a science fiction fan.
   • 1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia‎^[1], Obliterine:

     To err is human and slannish too, / But we can correct our mistakes with u.

   • 1991 November, Bob Tucker, “In the Tradition of Ephless Elmer”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly‎^[2], number 9, page 7:

     It had been said that First Fandom arose around 1930 when the first fans of Brooklyn crawled out of the slime and extended slannish tendrils to one another across the ooze of the Hudson River.

   • 2006 March 28, Lloyd Penney, “[Letter]”, in And furthermore...‎^[3], number 3, page 6:

     Does resisting the avalanche of advertising take a slannish mind? No, just an intelligent one, and you know the advertisers are counting on the less intelligent minds so they can make a living