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English
Etymology
Blend of professional + magazine.
Noun
promag (plural promags)
- (dated, fandom slang) A professionally published magazine.
- Synonym: prozine
- Antonyms: fanmag, fanzine
1939 January, Arthur Wilson "Bob" Tucker, “Fun Dept”, in Le Zombie, number 2, page 2:The new pro mag, STARTLING STORIES lets itself in for a big time with the fast typers and hit and run spellers. 'NEW FANDOM' is the first, so far, to call it "STRATTLING STORIES", or words & music to that effect.
1941 April, Joe Fortier, “Brass Tacks”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 2, page 156:I guess that intangible something is closeness to perfection which makes my favorite science-fiction promag so easy to take with nary a word.
1950 Spring, Walter Alexander Willis, “On The Level”, in Slant, number 3, archived from the original on 7 March 2016:Jackson's 'Still Small Voice' was 'worthy of a promag' thought NORMAN ASHFIELD
Usage notes
Used especially to distinguish commercial science fiction magazines, which are published and distributed professionally, from science fiction fanzines.
References
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “promag”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “promag n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.