sci-fi
(saɪ faɪ)
Also scifi, sci fi.
Colloq. abbrev. of science fiction.
| 1955 Britannica Bk. of Year 490/1 The popularity of science fiction was reflected in the contracted form Scifi. 1957 MD Medical Newsmag. June 62/1 Modern sci-fi writers follow an honorable tradition. 1961 B. Wells Day Earth caught Fire viii. 123 ‘I'm not up on my sci-fi,’ hesitantly. ‘So we're orbiting to the sun.’ 1974 Observer 27 Oct. 1/7 The SF fan world abounds in language..that can baffle the novice... Most important of all, you must not say ‘sci fi’—it's always SF. 1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. c22/3 A 10-part series based on what Mr. Kotlowitz called ‘speculative fiction’, stories that go beyond sci-fi and deal with ‘ethical and moral demands’ made in new worlds to come. 1980 Verbatim Autumn 10/1 ‘Sci fi’ is a term used to describe bad Hollywood science fiction movies, trashy science fiction novels, and bad science fiction written by mundane writers. 1981 ‘D. Jordan’ Double Red xiv. 61 There was a sci-fi film we didn't watch. |