unfannish

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ fannish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʌnˈfæn.ɪʃ/
Rhymes: -ænɪʃ

Adjective

unfannish (comparative more unfannish, superlative most unfannish)

Not fannish.
- 1958, Ralph Merridette Holland, Ghu's Lexicon, Fanzine, page 9:
  It is considered unfannish to cater to the whims and desires of readers.
- 1959, Terry Carr, Ron Ellik (as Carl Brandon), “The Scarecrow”, in The BNF of Iz‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 July 2013:
  I want to see the BNF anyway, so that I can get a new beanie. You know that beanies protect the fannish headbone from unfannish thoughts ... well, my beanie is so worn out that I'm afraid I'll turn into a non-fan if I don't look out.
- 1995 November 17, Ulrika, “Re: TAFF 1996”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <48j0sb$f4u@newsbf02.news.aol.com>:
  What, like the Croydon lot who run a Fannishness contest not unlike the Purity Tests? Well, tupp 'em all, I say. Besides, in some ways it would be *dreadfully* unfannish to stand for TAFF without ever having pubbed your ish. I think that ought to gain you a lot of points for creativity in your unfannishness.
- 2000, Daniel O'Mahony, “Re: Cornell pisses on R.A.D.W (again!)”, in rec.arts.drwho‎^[3] (Usenet), message-ID <01bfeca5$db88d540$LocalHost@LineOne>:
  Compare Paul's review with Anthony Brown's piece on 'The Claws of Axos' run by DWB exactly a year earlier. Paul's review seems rather elliptical and unfannish whereas Anthony's - a real passionate hatchet job, also drawing on the fan-background of the period - is much more fan-traditionalist and analytical in approach, while still expressing unexpectedly radical viewpoints about Pertwee's sacred cow stories.
- 2009, Mike Resnick, ...Always a Fan, →ISBN, page 64:
  Wound up back at the Jim Baen's Universe suite, which seemed to be the only non-bidding suite open after 3:00—very unfannish, how early the parties kept shutting down—and visited with the Baeniacs for a couple of hours, then toddled off to bed just ahead of the sunrise, which is how you're supposed to do it at Worldcons.

Antonyms

fannish

References

Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “unfannish adj.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.