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English
Etymology
From APA (“amateur press association”) + hack (“pejorative; untalented writer”).
Noun
apahack (plural apahacks)
- (fandom slang) A fan who is a writer and creator of apazines for one or more amateur press associations; especially a prolific one.
1986 May, Jean Weber, “GUFF 1986/87 Candidates' Platforms”, in WeberWoman's Wrevenge, volume 5, number 2 (whole number #24), page 20:Having discovered fandom at AUSSIECON I, I have been publishing WEBERWOMAN'S WREVENGE since 1980. I am an enthusiastic apahack and book reviewer, an organiser of conventions until I learned better, have been editor of ANZAPA for two years, and am suspected of a prurient interest in other people's personal relationships.
1994 May 12, Erik Biever, “Re: stencil duplicators”, in alt.technology.obsolete (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:Yup, that's why I have a basement full of Gestetners (a 260, a 360, a 420, and a 1525), a couple of ancient Rex-Rotary M4s and two e-stencillers. And a hectograph. I have been a fanzine editor and apahack, but it's been a while since last I pubbed my ish.
2013 February-March, Nate Bucklin, “Reader Reaction”, in Fadeaway, number 33, page 21:Did you ever know an apahack named Mike Wood (1948-1983); died the day before his 35th birthday from complications of his diabetes). He had some of the same beliefs for spelling, and I got used to it.
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Verb
apahack (third-person singular simple present apahacks, present participle apahacking, simple past and past participle apahacked)
- (fandom slang) To write and create apazines for one or more amateur press associations.
1994 July 30, David E. Romm, “Re: Usenet GoH”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:Personally, I think writing is writing and her writing on the net counts. I don't think "net.notariety" is any different than apahacking or conrunning, in terms of fannish activity. Whether anyone deserves to be GoH because of any particular activity is up to the concoms of Greater Fandom.
1997 November 25, Cally Soukup, “Re: HELP Bring Back "ANTI-GRAVITY ROOM" to SFC !!!”, in alt.tv.scifi.channel (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:Why would one want to avoid making friends wherever one was? As it happens, I met my husband through Fidonet, and several of my best friends through Fidonet or through ddials (an old fashioned kind of chat system). I've even made friends through apahacking.
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