(1) Term used to describe fans, usually used ironically, as in the assertion that fans can pick another fan out of a crowd because heesh has a Sensitive Fannish Face.
(2) A historic euphemism, according to Rusty Hevelin, for gay fans – perhaps because the catchphrase was another of those that were either coined or popularized by the notably homophobic Charles Burbee.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
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| According to Burbee, a fan can be identified by his sensitive fannish face and the Strange Wild Look there-on. Extension applied the modifiers to other fannish things and characteristics.
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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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