fanlation
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fanlation
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Blend of fan + translation.
noun fanlations · fanslation
- Translation by fans. I liked his catch of the clever combination of "fan" and "Android" to describe staunch defenders of the Google operating system for smart phones. I especially liked it because I had just suggested that we use a new term for the kind of crowdsourced translation that the likes of Twitter and Facebook
- A translation made by a fan or fans. Some publishers have expurgated manga for the American market. But they run the risk of outraging fans, many of whom buy the books in the original Japanese and find fan translations online (known as “fanlations”) to make sure they’re getting their manga pure.
Talk about this word "fanlation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fanlation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fanlation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fanlation "fanlation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fanlation.
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@misc{fanlation_2026,
title = {fanlation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fanlation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
