stfanzine

English

Etymology

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) +‎ fanzine (“fan magazine”).

Noun

stfanzine (plural stfanzines)

  1. (dated, fandom slang) An amateur magazine produced by and for fans of science fiction.
    • 1950 April, Arthur H. Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp‎, number 37, page 2:
      By the way, I hate horror yarns. Tough, but there is nothing to be done about it. You might start your own zine, if you want horror stories. Or send your manuscripts to SHIVERS or one of the other fanzines specializing in that branch of fantasy. This is a stfanzine.
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