Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. All the fans of a sport, an activity, or a famous person.
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- n. The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
- n. The subculture of fans.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the fans of a sport or famous person
Etymologies
Examples
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The person I know who's in fandom is a big Wincest shipper which - ugh!
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SF/F congoers know that I do panels about rape, sexual assault, and sexual politics and problems in fandom - in the community education and prevention branch of BARCC, we're encouraged to identify a community to work with, and fandom is one of mine.
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My Christmas wish for the New Who fandom is we all represent the best in fandom and that none of us express ourselves via fandom wars.
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(5 comments | Leave a comment) my fandom is the cutest ever
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“About 90 percent of the fandom is just excited to have anything,” said Lori Joffs, co-creator of Twilight Lexicon.
Twilight Lexicon » The Novel That Must Not Be Named: A Clarification
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When Lori Joffs stated the following to MTV “About 90 percent of the fandom is just excited to have anything,” said Lori Joffs, co-creator of Twilight Lexicon.
Twilight Lexicon » The Novel That Must Not Be Named: A Clarification
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What then, beyond mere fandom, is the significance of Lovecraft and his ideas for you?
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I do think something has changed in fandom over the past 10 years.
More Thoughts on Free Online Manga Distribution » Manga Worth Reading
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It's much more credible that The Sun is catching things on the wind in fandom and running with the Chinese Whispers.
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There is a hell of a lot of Wincest out there in fandom, and I have to admit the few times I watched the show, I could see it, not in an 'oooh I ship this' way, more in a squirmy, 'wtf are they doing?' way.
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