English

Noun

faanishness ‎(uncountable)

1. (dated, fandom slang, often derogatory) Being more interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; the quality, state or characteristic of being a faan.
   • 1992 June, Sullivan, Geri, “SFFY named #1 fanzine of ’91!”, in No Goat’s Kneecap, page 1:

     Andy evaluated fanzines against criteria in seven categories: layout, art, congeniality, genre, writing, temporality, and faanishness, and assigned 10 points to each category.

Related terms

• faan
• faanish

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-530567-8, page 55