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comparative mundaner, superlative mundanest
Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly. examples
Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world. quotations examples
Amongst mundane bodies, six there are that do perpetually move, and they are the six Planets; of the rest, that is, of the Earth, Sun, and fixed Stars, it is disputable which of them moveth, and which stands still.
1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2)
Ordinary; not new. examples
Tedious; repetitive and boring. examples
plural mundanes
An unremarkable, ordinary human being. examples
(slang, derogatory, in various subcultures) A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group. quotations
THE LIVERPOOL PARTY at Pat and Frank Milnes’ celebrated both the Gunpowder Plot and the Liverpool Club’s 400th and something meeting. Two mundane and non-fan friends of the hosts - women, too - played brag all night and Norman Weedall disappeared at 3 a.m.
1959 December 1, Ron Bennett, Skyrack, number 10
The Demon Barber and I played Shock the Mundanes. The door would open up and we would start a sentence in mid-imaginary conversation, like—‘Of course, they never found the body.’
1989 Spring, Lawrence Person, “Fear and Loathing in New Orleans: A Savage Journey Into the Heart of American Fandom”, in Nova Express, volume 2, number 3 (whole number #7), page 10
Some people just think your [sic] a sicko or something for enjoying the art. I know that alot [sic] of the time, I would rather see some nice nude furrygirls instead of pictures of nude mundanes.
1996, Angel of Death, “furries vs. mundanes”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet)
(derogatory, satanism) A person who is not a Satanist. examples
(fandom slang, as "the mundane") The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world. quotations
Long famed in fandom, Mr. Bloch skyrocketed to prominence in the mundane when his autobiographical novel, PSYCHO, was made into a hit motion picture.
1966 November, Lee Hoffman, “Our Authors”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 4, page 35