slann.

/slan/

Etymology: 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.

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1940 A. 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.

1955 A. Koestler Trail of Dinosaur 143 Fen gather in clubhouses called slanshacks, ‘slan’ meaning a biologically mutated superman.

1969 H. Warner All our Yesterdays ii. 42 ‘Fans are slans!’ became the rallying cry of the Cosmic Circle.

1975 E. Weinstein Fillostrated Fan Dict. 119 Slan shack, a place where more than two fans live.

1980 Verbatim Autumn 10/1 ‘He's a slan’ is the fannish equivalent of ‘He's a helluva guy’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	slan
释义	slann. /slan/ Etymology: 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. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > superman superman1894 overman1895 beyond-man1896 superhuman1896 Übermensch1902 superperson1927 slan1940 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > science fiction, etc. > [noun] > character in Alpha Centaurian1931 centaurian1931 slan1940 robot1942 droid1952 bot1969 fembot1976 1940 A. 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. 1955 A. Koestler Trail of Dinosaur 143 Fen gather in clubhouses called slanshacks, ‘slan’ meaning a biologically mutated superman. 1969 H. Warner All our Yesterdays ii. 42 ‘Fans are slans!’ became the rallying cry of the Cosmic Circle. 1975 E. Weinstein Fillostrated Fan Dict. 119 Slan shack, a place where more than two fans live. 1980 Verbatim Autumn 10/1 ‘He's a slan’ is the fannish equivalent of ‘He's a helluva guy’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1940
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