stfdom

English

Etymology

From stf (“scientifiction”) +‎ -dom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛfdəm/

Noun

stfdom (uncountable)

1. (dated, fandom slang) The subculture of science fiction fans, the community of science fiction writers and fans.
   • 1947 July, Startling Stories, volume 15, number 3, page 110:

     A monumental job by the VAMPIRE man, a 76-page ship of the line, featuring intelligent reviews of all phases of fandom and professional stfdom which features perhaps the best of the annual polls on just about everything.

   • 1951 December, Wilkie Conner, “Konner's Korner”, in Quandry‎^[1], number 16, archived from the original on 7 June 2011, pages 11–12:

     Brotherly love is an old line, but stfdom is a living example that it will work.

Related terms

• stfandom

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “stfdom”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 223.