stfcon
nounEtymology Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + convention.
- From the smogbound coast of Calif to the 'tater farms of Maine We will see you-all in Portland when it's stfcon time again!1950 January, Art Rapp, editor, Spacewarp, number 34, pages 17–21:
- Scene: A street in Eugene, Oregon, site of the 17th World Stfcon1951 November, Lee Hoffman, “The Tragedy of Fannius McCainius”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 1, page 23:
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- Externally no-one would imagine there was a stfcon going on, no beanies, zap guns (or water pistols) in fact no fun at all.1952 October, “Contemplations (part 2)”, in Fred J. Robinson, editor, Straight Up, volume 1, number 5: