"femme fan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɛm fæn/ Forms: femme fans [plural], femme fen [plural]
Rhymes: -æn Head templates: {{en-noun|s|femme fen}} femme fan (plural femme fans or femme fen)
  1. (dated, fandom slang) A female fan, particularly of science fiction. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), Female, Science fiction Synonyms: fangirl, fanne, femfan, femmefan

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          "ref": "1931 February 18, Alfred Rushford Greason, “Dracula”, in Variety",
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          "ref": "c. 1953, Malcolm Macfarlane, Ken Crossland, Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record, published 2009, page 86",
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