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fanspeak

  • /ˈfæn.spiːk/

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From fan + -speak, modeled after Newspeak.

noun

  1. informal, uncountable The jargon used by science fiction fans. fanspeak: The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's 1984.
  2. broadly, informal, uncountable The jargon used by fans of any genre of fiction or popular culture in general.

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"fanspeak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fanspeak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fanspeak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fanspeak

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"fanspeak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fanspeak.

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@misc{fanspeak_2026,
  title = {fanspeak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fanspeak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}