different between conman vs confan

English

con +? -man

conman (plural conmen)

con (“convention”) +? fan

confan (plural confans or confen)

(dated, fandom slang, sometimes derogatory) A science fiction fan primarily interested in conventions.
- Wake up fandom, not everyone here is large. If the equal rights of the slim are not recognized we could find ourselves in a mud-slinging contest that will make the zinefan vs. confan fight look like a sand-box squabble.

Where a person is specified as a confan it is often in opposition to being a zinefan (fan of fanzines) within science fiction fandom.

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