faanishness

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English

Etymology

From 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, 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.

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