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# {{lb|en|scifi|_|fandom slang}} A [[fan#Noun 2|fan]] who rejects organized [[fandom#Noun|fandom]], often as being motivated by [[anarchist#Adjective|anarchist]] thought.
# {{lb|en|scifi|_|fandom slang}} A [[fan#Noun 2|fan]] who rejects organized [[fandom#Noun|fandom]], often as being motivated by [[anarchist#Adjective|anarchist]] thought.
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#* {{quote-journal|en|author=John Boardman|title=In Memoriam: David Mason|work=w:Science Fiction Review|number=1|month=February|year=1975|volume=4|page=13|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/sim_science-fiction-review_1975-02_4_1/page/13/mode/1up|passage=During the 1950s Dave was active in the '''Fanarchist''' crowd—those largely New York fans who avoided both [[fannish#Adjective|fannish]] and mundane politics on the grounds that [[fanning#Noun|fanning]] should be fun.}}


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Latest revision as of 00:32, 1 September 2023

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Etymology

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Blend of fan +‎ anarchist.

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fanarchist (plural fanarchists)

  1. (science fiction fandom slang) A fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought.
    • 1975 February, John Boardman, “In Memoriam: David Mason”, in Science Fiction Review, volume 4, number 1, page 13:
      During the 1950s Dave was active in the Fanarchist crowd—those largely New York fans who avoided both fannish and mundane politics on the grounds that fanning should be fun.

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