fringefan /ˈfɹɪnd͡ʒfæn/ noun1 •(slang, disapproving) A science fiction fan primarily interested in a specific subset of fandom; a partial fan on the fringe of fandom.It got next to no prozine publicity and Los Angeles newspapers ignored it, so the fringefans didn't know about it. — 1969 formsfringefans · fringefen