eofan
noun/ˈiːəʊˌfæn/
Etymology From eo- + fan. Coined by Jack Speer.
- There was Charles Brown of Locus, the French fan and writer Georges Gallet, eofan Clifton Amsbury, and, of course, me and my wife Wendayne.1999 August, Forrest J Ackerman, “Through Time and Space with Forry Ackerman”, in Mimosa, number 24:
- If the point of fannish jargon is to be exclusionary, why is there the matching fannish jargon of 'eofan' for long-established old-timers? If anybody would get it, they would.2005 February 25, Alan Winston, “Re: Fan”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <00A3FE31.CA639984@SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>:
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- If it's a real, fan-run science fiction convention (the abbreviation you use, while invented by a much-loved eofan, generally is disliked), all you have to do is wear your membership badge (another feature of real, fan-run cons; it's a membership, not a "ticket") and stroll into the con suite.2006 January 22, Matthew B. Tepper, “Re: Sci Fi Conventions - Con suites”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <Xns9752E997F4B1quackandflap@207.217.125.201>:
- Holonyms
- Eofandom