stfcon
English
Etymology
Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + convention.
Noun
stfcon (plural stfcons)
- (fandom slang, dated) convention of science fiction fans.
- 1950 January, Art Rapp (ed.), Spacewarp, number 34, page 17–21:
- From the smogbound coast of Calif to the 'tater farms of Maine
We will see you-all in Portland when it's stfcon time again!
- 1951 November, Lee Hoffman, “The Tragedy of Fannius McCainius”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 1, page 23:
- Scene: A street in Eugene, Oregon, site of the 17th World Stfcon
- 1952 October, Fred J. Robinson (ed.), “Contemplations (part 2)”, in Straight Up, volume 1, number 5:
- Externally no-one would imagine there was a stfcon going on, no beanies, zap guns (or water pistols) in fact no fun at all.
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