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== (1) An Old Abbreviation for [[Fanzine]]==
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(Did you mean the [[FMZ (Shaw)|Alan Shaw fanzine]]?)
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([[Brazier]]:[[Joquel]]) Abbreviation for [[fanzine]]. Pronounced "femz" but distinguished from "femmes" by accompanying the latter word with a whistle and descriptive gesture.  
 
([[Brazier]]:[[Joquel]]) Abbreviation for [[fanzine]]. Pronounced "femz" but distinguished from "femmes" by accompanying the latter word with a whistle and descriptive gesture.  
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While it is an abbreviation for [[fanzine]], it actually comes from "'''F'''an '''M'''aga'''Z'''ine".
 
While it is an abbreviation for [[fanzine]], it actually comes from "'''F'''an '''M'''aga'''Z'''ine".
  
== (2) A [[Fanzine]] by [[Alan Shaw]]==
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A [[fanzine]] by [[Alan Shaw]] of Far Rockaway, NY.
 
 
 
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Revision as of 13:09, 29 September 2020

(Did you mean the Alan Shaw fanzine?)

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
(Brazier:Joquel) Abbreviation for fanzine. Pronounced "femz" but distinguished from "femmes" by accompanying the latter word with a whistle and descriptive gesture.

While it is an abbreviation for fanzine, it actually comes from "Fan MagaZine".


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.