Noun

(en-noun)

(fandom) A very active and dedicated fan, particularly of science fiction.

* {{quote-magazine

, year = 1975 , month = March , author = Joe Pumilia , title = The Vulcan Invasion , magazine= KPFT , url = http://archive.org/details/fokpft197503ia , volume = 2 , number = 7 , page = 1 , passage = And even though I have gone on to find other interests, I remain at heart a "trufan ." }}

* {{quote-book

, year = 1998 , author = Everett Franklin Bleiler , title = Science-fiction: The Gernsback Years , section = Introduction , url = http://books.google.com/books?id=PbMdeizaCNcC&pg=PR29 , isbn = 9780873386043 , page = xxix , passage = 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. }}

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Noun

(en noun)

An extremely dedicated fan

*{{quote-news, 1966, October 30, , Superfans Hurt College Football, Washington Post citation

, passage=Baseball has its superstars, pro football has created a superbowl, and college football is stuck with the superfans .}}