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fanzine

[fan-zeen, fan-zeen] /fænˈzin, ˈfæn zin/
noun
1.
a magazine or other periodical produced inexpensively by and for fans of science fiction and fantasy writing, comic books, popular music, or other specialized popular interests.
Origin of fanzine
1945-1950
An Americanism dating back to 1945-50; fan2 + (maga)zine
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fanzine

/ˈfænˌziːn/
noun
1.
a small-circulation magazine produced by amateurs for fans of a specific interest, pop group, etc
Word Origin
C20: from fan² + (maga)zine
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Word Origin and History for fanzine
n.

1949, from fan (n.2) + suffix abstracted from magazine.

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fanzine

modifier

: The fanzine set is not scared off by raunchy lyrics

noun

A fan magazine: wants to start his own fanzine (1940s+)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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