English

Noun

trufan ‎(plural trufans or trufen)

1. (fandom slang) A very active and dedicated fan, particularly of science fiction.
   • 1975 March, Joe Pumilia, “The Vulcan Invasion”, in KPFT, volume 2, page 1:

     And even though I have gone on to find other interests, I remain at heart a "trufan."

   • 1998, Everett Franklin Bleiler, Science-fiction: The Gernsback Years, ISBN 9780873386043, Introduction, page xxix:

     It is difficult to put into words, but for the "trufan" science-fiction or the magazines entered his life more than a hobby and only a little less than a vocation. Over and over one encounters the statement that when a trufan discovered science-fiction he/she found a fulfillment.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:trufan.

Synonyms

• megafan, stan, superfan, uberfan

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-530567-8, page 251
• trufan n. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project

Spanish

Verb

trufan

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of trufar.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of trufar.