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Nerdspeak vs Fanspeak - What's the difference?

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Fanspeak is a related term of nerdspeak.



As nouns the difference between nerdspeak and fanspeak

is that nerdspeak is the language of nerds; technical or computer jargon while fanspeak is the jargon spoken by science fiction fans.

nerdspeak

English

Noun

(-)
  • (colloquial) The language of nerds; technical or computer jargon.

    • Synonyms

    * geekspeak

    Related terms

    * chatspeak * fanspeak * leetspeak * technobabble

    See also

    * *

    fanspeak

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal) The jargon spoken by science fiction fans.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1952 , author = Arthur Rapp, Lee Hoffman & Redd Boggs , title = Fanspeak , page = 5 , passage = fanspeak :'' The language, typography, and cliches of fandom. Term is derived from "newspeak," the language of the future, in George Orwell's ''1984 . }}
  • * 2000 , Elyce Rae Helford, Fantasy girls (page 64)
    • The "lack" in the narrative's central relationship produces UST (fanspeak for "unresolved sexual tension") and more, a space for sublimated discourse about body and gender politics...

    Related terms

    * geekspeak * nerdspeak

    See also

    *

    References

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