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Fanspeak: The Lingo of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fandom

Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Dictionaries & Lexicography & Literature & Reference & Science | June 2, 2009 | 12 Comments

Jeff Prucher looks at words coined by science fiction and fantasy fans.

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