"smof" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /smɒf/ [UK], /smɔf/ [US], /smɑf/ [US] Forms: smofs [plural]
enPR: smôf [US] Rhymes: -ɒf Etymology: From SMOF (“Secret Master of Fandom”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} smof (plural smofs)
  1. Alternative form of SMOF Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: SMOF
    Sense id: en-smof-en-noun-HalMNmor

Verb [English]

IPA: /smɒf/ [UK], /smɔf/ [US], /smɑf/ [US] Forms: smofs [present, singular, third-person], smoffing [participle, present], smoffed [participle, past], smoffed [past]
enPR: smôf [US] Rhymes: -ɒf Etymology: From SMOF (“Secret Master of Fandom”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} smof (third-person singular simple present smofs, present participle smoffing, simple past and past participle smoffed)
  1. (fandom slang) To discuss fandom; to organise or direct fandom; to act in the manner of a SMOF. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fandom, Science fiction
    Sense id: en-smof-en-verb-3j5m7~nz Disambiguation of Fandom: 3 97 Disambiguation of Science fiction: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 88 Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1968 November, The Proper Boskonian",
          "text": "Smoffing is a Way of Life.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1971 September 6, New York Times, page 17",
          "text": "the fen of science fiction fandom for whom fiawol descended on Boston this weekend for their annual worldcon to smof and to buy old fanzines.",
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          "ref": "1998 October 21, Doug Wickstrom, “Re: Do Fans Beget Fans?”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <363a2926.8124211@netnews.worldnet.att.net>",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1968 November, The Proper Boskonian",
          "text": "Smoffing is a Way of Life.",
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          "ref": "1971 September 6, New York Times, page 17",
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          "text": "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.",
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