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zine

[zeen] Origin

'zine

[zeen]
noun
Also, zine.


Origin:
by shortening
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Zine is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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zine (ziːn)
 
n
informal a magazine or fanzine

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Word Origin & History

zine
1965, short for fanzine (1949), from fan + suffix abstracted from magazine.
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