Barcon

(Did you mean a convention in Germany?)

A term with multiple meanings, one is benign, which gives cover to the more malignant definition.

At its best, a barcon is an informal gathering of authors and fans in the hotel bar outside of scheduled programming at a convention to continue conversations, see friends, and have drinks.

The more negative context refers to those who want to take advantage of a convention's space and the people it brings in, but don't want to pay to attend the con, so they hang out in the bar instead. This is a step above ghosts who take advantage of programming and other unguarded con facilities, but barely.

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