smof
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See also: SMOF
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From SMOF (“Secret Master of Fandom”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]smof (plural smofs)
- Alternative form of SMOF
Verb
[edit]smof (third-person singular simple present smofs, present participle smoffing, simple past and past participle smoffed)
- (fandom slang) To discuss fandom; to organise or direct fandom; to act in the manner of a SMOF.
- 1968 November, The Proper Boskonian:
- Smoffing is a Way of Life.
- 1998 October 21, Doug Wickstrom, “Re: Do Fans Beget Fans?”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom[1] (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:
- Then there's the semantic argument of smofdom. Ailsa, by discussing the nature of fandom, is smoffing. By smoffing, she risks becoming a smof. In fact, the more she discusses the nature of fandom, and who is or isn't a smof, the more likely she is to become one.
References
[edit]- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “smof”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 190–191.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “smof v.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.