English

Noun

slanhood ‎(uncountable)

1. (dated, fandom slang) The state of being a science fiction fan.
   • 1944, Speer, John Bristol, Fancyclopedia, Slan:

     Because the central character in the story was a youth in unsympathetic surroundings, and because of the obvious similarities to fans' dreams of greatness, the unserious claim to slanhood has become the Third Fandom parallel to the Second Fandom's half-serious Star-Begotten claims.

   • 1997 October 29, Locke, Dave, “Re: The Good Ol' "Write-In" Ballot”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Usenet, retrieved 2016-11-16, message-ID <34567d4e.63131406@news.pipeline.com>:

     In the specific focus of providing a reference who can verify your tenured slanhood to the administrators, let's set the record straight and let's get very real and very clear about something here.

   • 2005 November 22, Cliffy, “My students can't name 3 First Amendment rights: sad or normal?”, in Straight Dope Message Board, retrieved 2016-11-16:

     Believe you me, there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst the other members of the class. But I happily wallowed in my slanhood.