"promag" meaning in All languages combined

See promag on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: promags [plural]
Etymology: Blend of professional + magazine. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|professional|magazine}} Blend of professional + magazine Head templates: {{en-noun}} promag (plural promags)
  1. (dated, fandom slang) A professionally published magazine. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Periodicals Synonyms: prozine
    Sense id: en-promag-en-noun-detcaRwl Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1939 January, Arthur Wilson \"Bob\" Tucker, “Fun Dept”, in Le Zombie, number 2, page 2:",
          "text": "The new pro mag, STARTLING STORIES lets itself in for a big time with the fast typers and hit and run spellers. 'NEW FANDOM' is the first, so far, to call it \"STRATTLING STORIES\", or words & music to that effect.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941 April, Joe Fortier, “Brass Tacks”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 2, page 156:",
          "text": "I guess that intangible something is closeness to perfection which makes my favorite science-fiction promag so easy to take with nary a word.",
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          "ref": "1950 Spring, Walter Alexander Willis, “On The Level”, in Slant, number 3, archived from the original on 2016-03-07:",
          "text": "Jackson's 'Still Small Voice' was 'worthy of a promag' thought NORMAN ASHFIELD",
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