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The plural, genderless form of "fan". This is fan jargon, formed by a tongue-in-cheek analogy to the pluralization of "man" as "men". For when 'Fans' just won't cut it.
Certain aspects of fandom, especially early North American SF fandom, preferred this term to "fans," hoping to distinguish from, for example, sports fans.
Also, and perhaps not coincidentally, [[Take That|a synonym for "swamp"]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Bimbos of the Death Sun]]'' by Sheryn McCrumb uses the term in order to refer to fans.
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