trufandom

English

Etymology

From trufan +‎ -dom.

Noun

trufandom (uncountable)

1. (fandom slang) The state of being a trufan.
   • 1977, Susan Wood, “Propellor Beanie”, in Algol, volume 15, number 1, page 38:

     In my research for Torcon, I was frequently frustrated because little information was readily available on the Fifties. They were the Golden Years of trufandom, when people were friendlier and writing was wittier—or so nostalgic fans assured those of us doomed to live in the Fallen Age of the 1970's.

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2025), “trufandom, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.