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A neologism for the opposite of [[actifan]] which never caught on.
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A [[scientificombination]] for the opposite of [[actifan]] ('''''passi'''ve '''fan''''') that never caught on.
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See also: [[Circle of Lassitude]], [[Fake Fan]].
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From '''Fan''' Depending on the extent to which a given [[fan]] indulges in anything more than [[local]] [[club]] activity he may be distinguished as an [[actifan]] (as opposed to passifen); stress on [[crifanac]] rather than [[con]]going, among actifans, is the chief extensional distinction between [[trufans]] and [[confans]].
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Revision as of 12:14, 28 January 2021

A scientificombination for the opposite of actifan (passive fan) that never caught on.

See also: Circle of Lassitude, Fake Fan.

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
From Fan Depending on the extent to which a given fan indulges in anything more than local club activity he may be distinguished as an actifan (as opposed to passifen); stress on crifanac rather than congoing, among actifans, is the chief extensional distinction between trufans and confans.



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