Refimprove date September 2008 No footnotes date November 2009 Fanspeak is the slang or jargon current in science fiction fandom science fiction and fantasy fandom , especially those terms in use among readers and writers of science fiction fanzines . Fanspeak is made up of acronym s, blended words, obscure in jokes, pun s, coinages from science fiction novels or films, and archaic or standard English words used in specific ways relevant or amusing to the science fiction community. Evolution Many terms used in fanspeak have spread to members of the Society for Creative Anachronism , Renaissance Fair participants, and internet Personal computer game gaming and online chat chat fan aficionado fan s, due to the social and contextual intersection between the communities. Common examples of widespread usages are Citation needed date September 2008 fen as the plural of fan fannish of or relating to fans and fandom gafiate verb , an acronym for getting away from it all i.e., leaving fandom, temporarily or permanently fafiate verb , an acronym for forced away from it all i.e., being forced to leave fandom for personal or professional reasons A few fannish terms have become standard English ... of fans live together has faded, since fewer young fans have read Slan by A. E. van Vogt . Fanspeak ... terms, see the links to glossaries, below. Sociology Like other forms of jargon, fanspeak serves ... fanspeak separated the fanzine and science fiction convention convention attending subcommunity ... unfannish. ref http stilyagi.org content fanspeak dictionary Fanspeak Dictionary see entry trufan ref Today, subsets of fanspeak define subcommunities within fandom. For example, ringers for fans ... stuff fanspeak.html Overview of Fanspeak This was originally posted in rec.arts.sf.fandom in 1999 ... that predates laser printers, the internet, and media fandom. http stilyagi.org fanspeak.html FanSpeak ... Fanspeak Glossary at ReadersAdvice.com http www.uleth.ca edu runte ncfguide fangloss.htm Fanspeak ... more details
Refimprove date August 2009 Fanac is a fanspeak fan slang term from fan nish ac tivities for activities within the realm of science fiction fandom , and occasionally used in media fandom . ref Robert Bloch Bloch, Robert . Some of My Best Fans Are Friends. Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , Sept. 1957 ref It may be distinguished from fan labor in that fanac includes the publication of science fiction fanzines of the traditional kind i.e., not primarily devoted to fan fiction , and the organization and maintenance of science fiction conventions and Science fiction fandom Science fiction societies science fiction clubs . Fanac has also been used as a title for at least two science fiction fanzines , one published by Terry Carr and Ron Ellik , and later continued by Walter H. Breen , in the late 1950s through early 1960s and the other published by Sweden Swedish fan John Henri Holmberg from 1963 to 1994. References references Category Science fiction fandom scifi stub ... more details
and fan activities in Japan are heavily influenced by anime and manga . Fanspeak Science fiction and fantasy fandom has its own slang or jargon , sometimes called fanspeak . Fanspeak is made up of acronym ... in fanspeak have spread to members of the Society for Creative Anachronism Scadians , Renaissance Fair ... to the social and contextual intersection between the communities. Examples of fanspeak used in these broader ... Science Fiction Association Browncoat The Eye of Argon Eurocon Fan aficionado Fanboy Fanboy Fanspeak ... more details
Refimprove date September 2008 Fandom from the noun fan and the affix dom , as in kingdom , freedom , etc. is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of Fan person fans characterized by a feeling of sympathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fan aficionado Fan s typically are interested in even minor details of the object s of their fandom and spend a significant portion of their time and energy involved with their interest, often as a part of a social network with particular practices a fandom this is what differentiates fannish fandom affiliated fans from those with only a casual interest. A fandom can grow up centered around any area of human interest or activity. The subject of fan interest can be narrowly defined, focused on something like an individual celebrity , or more widely defined, encompassing entire hobby hobbies , genre s or fashion s. While it is now used to apply to groups of people fascinated with any subject, the term has its roots in those with an enthusiastic appreciation for sports. Merriam Webster Merriam Webster s dictionary traces the usage of the term back as far as 1903. ref http www.merriam webster.com dictionary fandom Merriam webster.com ref Fandom as a term can also be used in a broad sense to refer to an interconnected social network of individual fandoms, many of which overlap. Organized subculture A wide variety of Western world Western modern organized fannish subcultures originated with science fiction fandom , the community of fans of the science fiction and fantasy genre s. Science fiction fandom dates back to the 1930s and maintains organized clubs and associations in many cities around the world. It has held the annual World Science Fiction Convention since 1939, along with many other events each year, and has created its own jargon , sometimes called fanspeak . ref http www.fanac.org Fannish Reference Works Fan terms Dr. Gafia s Fan Terms ref Media fandom shot off from science fiction fandom in th ... more details
about slang used on the Internet jargon related to the Internet Glossary of Internet related terminology Globalize date August 2011 Globalize Internet slang Internet short hand , netspeak or chatspeak is a type of slang that Internet users have popularized, and in many cases, have coined. Such terms often originate with the purpose of saving keystroke s. Many people use the same abbreviation s in text messaging texting and instant messaging , and social networking websites . Acronym s, Computer keyboard keyboard symbols and shortened words are often used as methods of abbreviation in Internet slang. New dialects of slang, such as leet or Lolcat Lolspeak , develop as ingroup meme s rather than time savers. Origins Some of the terms and abbreviations used in internet slang appear to derive from fanspeak , the slang of science fiction fandom . A significant portion of computer programmers and users have historically been science fiction readers. In 1975, Raphael Finkel of Stanford University compiled a collection of hacker programmer subculture hacker slang, the Jargon File , from technical cultures, such as the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory MIT AI Lab , the Stanford AI Lab SAIL and others, of the old ARPANET Artificial intelligence AI Lisp programming language LISP PDP 10 communities. Two items on this list in current use as Internet slang are flaming Internet flame and loser . By 1990, the Jargon File had been enriched with examples of smallhand used in talk mode between 2 terminals, for example, BTW , FYI , and THX as well as some slang expressions in use on Usenet and new commercial networks like CompuServe for example, LOL , LOL ROTF , The cited source, which dates back 2 1990, cites ROTF and does not include ROFL or ROTFL and wikt AFK AFK . ref http catb.org jargon oldversions jarg211.txt Jargon file, version 2.1.1 draft 12 JUN 1990 ref A Computerworld article, discussing the origin of several current web slang terms, cites a still o ... more details
Use British English date May 2011 Whoniverse , a portmanteau of the words Who and universe , is a word used to describe the fictional universe fictional setting of the television series Doctor Who , K 9 and Company , Torchwood , The Sarah Jane Adventures and K 9 TV series K 9 , as well as Whoniverse Inclusion and continuity other related stories. ref Cite web url http www.whoniverse.org features canon.php title The Whoniverse Guide to Canon accessdate 30 December 2006 author Stephen Gray work Whoniverse.org ref The term is often used to link characters, ideas or items which are seen across multiple productions, such as Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who , K 9 and Company and The Sarah Jane Adventures , Jack Harkness from Doctor Who and Torchwood and K 9 Doctor Who K9 from Doctor Who , K 9 and Company , The Sarah Jane Adventures , and K 9 . Before the expansion of the Doctor Who fictional universe, the term Whoniverse referred to everything connected with the programme, both in universe and behind the scenes. ref name OldMeaning Haining 1983 ref In this original meaning, standing exhibitions, discussions about the filming of episodes and even fandom itself were considered part of the Whoniverse . Unlike the owners of other science fiction franchises, the BBC takes no position on which Doctor Who stories are definitive for future projects. ref Cite journal author Russel T. Davies, Doctor Who Magazine 356 2005 ref The show has no canon , and indeed, recent producers of the show have expressed distaste for the idea. Though the term is essentially an example of fanspeak Citation needed date April 2010 , it has recently begun to appear in mainstream press coverage following the popular success of the 2005 Doctor Who revival. ref Cite journal url http www.bbcamerica.com content 23 anglophenia.jsp?bc id 76 last title Jessica Simpson to Enter the Whoniverse? journal Anglophenia BBC America issue date 7 February 2007 ref ref Cite journal url http www.bbc.co.uk jersey content ar ... more details
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