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fandom

  • /ˈfændəm/

Rhymes with -ændəm

noun fandoms

  1. collective, countable, uncountable The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group. "'Who is this Swain?' is the question that is being bowled about in local fandom."

    Similar: fan base, fanship, fanhood · Opposite: anti-fandom, hatedom

  2. countable, uncountable The subculture of enthusiasts, especially of TV shows.
  3. countable, uncountable The state, quality, or condition of being a fan. Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief

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Closest in meaning: fan base, fanhood, fanbase, fan club, fanac, fankind, fanship, bandom, subfandom, fanclub, fansite, fanlation, fanboy, fannishness, fangirl, fanspeak

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noun fans taken as a group

Españolafición
한국어팬덤 paendeom
日本語ファンダム fandamu, 界隈 kaiwai
中文粉絲圈 /粉丝圈 fěnsīquān
DeutschFangemeinde, Fans
Русскийболе́льщики bolélʹščiki, поклонники poklonniki, поклонницы poklonnicy

noun subculture of fans

Españolfandom, fanaticada, afición
한국어팬덤 paendeom
日本語ファンダム fandamu
中文迷文化 míwénhuà, 粉絲文化 /粉丝文化, 粉都
हिन्दीफ़ैंडम fainḍam
Русскийфэ́ндом fɛ́ndom, субкульту́ра subkulʹtúra
Tiếng Việtcộng đồng người hâm mộ, văn hóa người hâm mộ
العربيةفاندوم

noun state, quality, or condition of being a fan

DeutschFandasein
Русскийфана́тство fanátstvo
العربيةإعْجَاب ʔiʕjāb

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@misc{fandom_2026,
  title = {fandom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fandom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}