Definition of "neo"

Ken Bulmer pointed out that the attitude of a fan who had read much sf is different from that of a neo who is reading sf for the first time.

1964 April 2, Bennett Ron, Skyrack‎, number 65

This fabulous fannish cover illustrated the three stages of fandom: the neo, the trufan, and the BNF.

1976 August 25, Ian Maule, Checkpoint‎, number 72

Edwina, and neofen of her generation (this is not a criticism - everyone starts out as a neo), being new to sffandom, and not a member of faandom, would not have noticed this.

1996 November 3, Richard J. Faulder, Gegenschein‎, number 80

The neos seem to be no less uncomfortable with the paleos than the paleos are with the neos, […]

1994, Samuel Francis, Beautiful Losers: Essays on the Failure of American Conservatism, page 180

Some say the neos are good for what ails us on both foreign and domestic fronts, while others are quick to debate that.

2008, Ben J. Wattenberg, Fighting Words: A Tale of How Liberals Created Neo-Conservatism, page 6