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▪ I. slan|slæn|
[Invented word, from the novel by A. E. van Vogt: see quot. 1940.]
In works of Science Fiction: a being of superior intelligence, physique, etc.; a superman. Hence used gen. among fans of this type of literature.
1940A. E. van Vogt Slan in Astounding Sci. Fiction Oct. 27/1 They..accuse Samuel Lann, the human being and biological scientist who first created slans, and after whom slans are named—Samuel Lann: S. Lann: Slan—of fostering in his children the belief that they must rule the world. 1955Koestler Trail of Dinosaur 143 Fen gather in clubhouses called slanshacks, ‘slan’ meaning a biologically mutated superman. 1969H. Warner All Our Yesterdays ii. 42 ‘Fans are slans!’ became the rallying cry of the Cosmic Circle. 1975E. Weinstein Fillostrated Fan Dict. 119 Slan shack, a place where more than two fans live. 1980Verbatim Autumn 10/1 ‘He's a slan’ is the fannish equivalent of ‘He's a helluva guy’.
▪ II. slan
dial. variant of sloe. |