fanspeak
noun/ˈfæn.spiːk/
Etymology From fan + -speak, modeled after Newspeak.
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Informal The jargon used by science fiction fans.
- fanspeak: The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's 1984.1952, Arthur Rapp, Lee Hoffman, Redd Boggs, Fanspeak, page 5:
- The "lack" in the narrative's central relationship produces UST (fanspeak for "unresolved sexual tension") and more, a space for sublimated discourse about body and gender politics...2000, Elyce Rae Helford, Fantasy girls, page 64:
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Broadly, Informal The jargon used by fans of any genre of fiction or popular culture in general.