different between seroon vs sercon

English

Etymology

Spanish seron (“a kind of hamper or pannier”).

Noun

seroon (plural seroons)

1. Alternative form of ceroon

Anagrams

• Roneos, Sooner, nooser, sonero, sooner

English

Etymology

Clipping of serious and constructive.

Noun

sercon (plural sercons)

1. (dated, fandom slang) A sercon fan; a fan interested in intellectual, rather than fannish, matters.
2. (dated, fandom slang) A sercon activity; a serious and scholarly activity.
   • He's somewhat gafiated from 'Fusion, because he wants to start a sercon in Detroit (and because of his new S.O.) but he still goes to parties & cons.

Adjective

sercon (comparative more sercon, superlative most sercon)

1. (dated, fandom slang) Having a serious intellectual approach to science fiction; literary; scholarly; studious.
2. (dated, fandom slang, derogatory) Taking science fiction too seriously; boring; pompous; self-important.

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “sercon”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, pages 181–182

Anagrams

• Cerons, Cosner, Crones, Oncers, censor, crones, crosne, necros, oncers, recons, scorne