slanshack
slanshack · slanshacks
A house shared by fans of science fictionA house shared by fans of science fiction.
/slænʃæk/
Meaning
1 senses(dated, slang)A house shared by fans of science fiction.
Origin
From slan (“science fiction fan”) + shack. From a clubhouse for science fiction fans in BaFrom slan (“science fiction fan”) + shack. From a clubhouse for science fiction fans in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA called "Slan Shack" which existed from 1943 to 1945; from the fanspeak term slan; from the science fiction novel Slan (1940) by A. E. van Vogt, by analogy to the superior but persecuted mutants of the novel.
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Forms
plural: slanshacks| Singular | slanshack |
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