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fanon¹
- /ˈfænən/
Rhymes with -ænən
Where it comes from
From Middle English fanon, fanoun, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from Frankish *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô. Doublet of fane and vane.
noun fanons
- A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
- Part of a bishop's mitre. They are the tabs extending down from the mitre, often with a cross near the end of each. See lappet.
- A maniple.
- A fold of linen laid under a splint.
fanon²
- /ˈfænən/
Rhymes with -ænən
Where it comes from
Blend of fan + canon.
noun
- Elements introduced by fans which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if canonical. In this way, smaller groups within a fandom agree on readings which may be completely at odds with the canon, but which in time acquire legitimacy as fanon.
Fanon³
proper noun
- A surname.
Talk about this word "fanon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fanon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fanon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fanon "fanon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fanon.Cite this
@misc{fanon_2026,
title = {fanon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fanon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
