Blend ofpassive +‎fan

passifan (pluralpassifansorpassifen)

1. (dated, fandomslang) A fan, particularly of science fiction, who watches and reads the genre but does not actively engage infanac, or fan activity.
   • c.1944, Forrest J Ackerman,Fantasy Flanguage:

     Passifan: The "unawakened" Fan, interested now only in reading the magazines and books; not yet participating in any activities.

   • 1948 December, J. Harmon,Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume33, number 2:

     I learned that last phrase from a femmepassifan Miss Marlene Maples.

• actifan

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “passifan”, inBrave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.:Oxford University Press,→ISBN,page145.

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