Fanne was an obsolete term for a female fan dating from the days when there weren't very many. It didn't survive, being replaced pretty universally by femmefan in the 1960s, tho it lasted a bit longer than firl and wofan.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
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| (pronounced "fan"). A female fan; also femmefan. Nancy Share tried to introduce Firl, but this didn't catch on. Feminine objection to this term is caused by clods giving the silent E full value (of Fanspeak).
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| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc.
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