fanne

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fanne

/fæn/

Sounds like fan, faan · Rhymes with -æn

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Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from fan + French -e (feminine suffix).

noun fannes · fenne

dated, derogatory, slang, sometimes A female science fiction fan. Fannes — Pronounced the same as "fans," but used in writing to mean fem fans.
Similar: fangirl, femfan, femme fan

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@misc{fanne_2026,
  title = {fanne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fanne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}