prodom
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pro (“professional”) + -dom, modelled after fandom.
Noun[edit]
prodom (uncountable)
- (fandom slang) The realm of professional writers, as opposed to fandom.
- 1950 March, Rog Phillips, “The Club House”, in Amazing Stories, volume 24, number 3, page 186:
- You won't find a finer fanzine, nor one that will get you behind the scenes in fandom and prodom quicker.
References[edit]
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “prodom, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.