English

Noun

smof ‎(plural smofs)

1. Alternative form of SMOF

Verb

smof ‎(third-person singular simple present smofs, present participle smoffing, simple past and past participle smoffed)

1. (fandom slang) To discuss fandom; to organise or direct fandom; to act in the manner of a SMOF.
   • 1968 November, The Proper Boskonian:

     Smoffing is a Way of Life.

   • 1971 September 6, New York Times, page 17:

     the fen of science fiction fandom for whom fiawol descended on Boston this weekend for their annual worldcon to smof and to buy old fanzines.

   • 1998 October 21, Doug Wickstrom, “Re: Do Fans Beget Fans?”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Usenet, message-ID <363a2926.8124211@netnews.worldnet.att.net>:

     Then there's the semantic argument of smofdom. Ailsa, by discussing the nature of fandom, is smoffing. By smoffing, she risks becoming a smof. In fact, the more she discusses the nature of fandom, and who is or isn't a smof, the more likely she is to become one.

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 190–1
• smof v. at the OED Science Fiction Citations Project