fanzine
Meanings
noun
- A magazine, normally produced by amateurs, intended for people who share a common interest.
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Etymology
Blend of fan + magazine. Coined by American chess player and SF fandom founder Russ Chauvenet in the October 1940 edition of his own science fiction fanzine Detours, to replace the earlier fanmag.
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