fanzine

noun

fan·​zine ˈfan-ˌzēn How to pronounce fanzine (audio)
: a magazine written by and for fans
a sci-fi fanzine
a punk rocker with her own fanzine

Examples of fanzine in a Sentence

a musician with her own fanzine
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Humour was, indeed, a big part of the fanzine movement from the start. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025 O’Neill, formerly editor of Red Issue fanzine, is a big part of FC’s story but no longer attends fixtures. Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Since football fandom kicked in in the 1970s, the path to football writing started as a teenager scribbling for a fanzine. Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 So bands started learning how to put on their own shows at VFW halls and about the power of independent press through fanzines, and how to broadcast a message at college radio. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fanzine

Word History

Etymology

fan entry 3 + magazine

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fanzine was in 1942

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“Fanzine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanzine. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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