fangasm
n.— «It’s my second year at Con. I love it. I learned a new word: “fangasm.”» —“Comic-Con: ‘Torchwood’ and ‘Being Human’ get cheeky” by Hanh Nguyen Zap2it July 26, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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