tru fan
n.— «“Are there any fans of Toyah out there?”…”A Scottish friend of mine claims to have felt her breasts in concert (is that a tru-fan [tm] or a lecher? no need to answer).”» —“Re: Toyah” by Hal Broome Usenet: rec.music.misc May 14, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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