English

Noun

fanspeak ‎(uncountable)

1. (informal) The jargon spoken by science fiction fans.
   • 1952, Arthur Rapp, Lee Hoffman & Redd Boggs, Fanspeak, page 5:

     fanspeak: The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's 1984.

   • 2000, Elyce Rae Helford, Fantasy girls (page 64)

     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...

Related terms

• geekspeak
• nerdspeak

See also

• Appendix:Fanspeak

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, pages 58–59