Difference between revisions of "Auslan"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{fancy2|text= | {{fancy2|text= | ||
| − | or [[AUSSIEFAN]] An [[Australian]] [[fan]], o'course. There are [[New Zealand]] ones, too, distinguished as [[Kiwifans]]. It's a designation of location today, but just after [[World War II]] when the [[Sydney Futurians]] admitted foreign members they actually called their organization the [[Auslans]] (a name coined by [[Sterling Macoboy]]). Readers of German will dig the double pun. | + | or [[Aussiefan|AUSSIEFAN]] An [[Australian]] [[fan]], o'course. There are [[New Zealand]] ones, too, distinguished as [[Kiwifans]]. It's a designation of location today, but just after [[World War II]] when the [[Sydney Futurians]] admitted foreign members they actually called their organization the [[Auslans]] (a name coined by [[Sterling Macoboy]]). Readers of German will dig the double pun. |
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 01:41, 24 December 2019
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| or AUSSIEFAN An Australian fan, o'course. There are New Zealand ones, too, distinguished as Kiwifans. It's a designation of location today, but just after World War II when the Sydney Futurians admitted foreign members they actually called their organization the Auslans (a name coined by Sterling Macoboy). Readers of German will dig the double pun. |
| Fanspeak |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
