stfdom
English edit
Etymology edit
stf (“scientifiction”) + -dom
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stfdom (uncountable)
- (dated, fandom slang) The subculture of science fiction fans, the community of science fiction writers and fans.
- 1947 July, Startling Stories, volume 15, number 3, page 110:
- A monumental job by the VAMPIRE man, a 76-page ship of the line, featuring intelligent reviews of all phases of fandom and professional stfdom which features perhaps the best of the annual polls on just about everything.
- 1951 December, Wilkie Conner, “Konner's Korner”, in Quandry[1], number 16, archived from the original on 7 June 2011, pages 11–12:
- Brotherly love is an old line, but stfdom is a living example that it will work.
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References edit
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “stfdom”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 223.