# fans are slans

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Science fiction fans are more intelligent and more creative than other people.

## Etymology
From slan and the novel Slan (1940) by A. E. Van Vogt. By analogy to the superior but persecuted mutants of Van Vogt's novel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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