fandom
English
Etymology
From fan + -dom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfændəm/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ændəm
Noun
fandom (countable and uncountable, plural fandoms)
- The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
- Synonyms: fan base, fanship, fanhood
- Antonyms: anti-fandom, hatedom
- 1896, Washington Post October 10, 1896, p. 8, column 6
- "'Who is this Swain?' is the question that is being bowled about in local fandom."
- 2021 July 26, Lauren Sarner, quoting Kevin Smith, “Kevin Smith on ‘Masters of the Universe’ and fan backlash”, in New York Post:
- So I was like, ‘When this comes out, fans are going to lose their s–t!’ And I was half-right. I’ve watched fandoms get mad at creators before like Rian Johnson on ‘The Last Jedi.’
- The subculture of fans.
- The state, quality, or condition of being a fan.
- 2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, MDPI, DOI: , pages 219-257:
- 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 in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film.
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Derived terms
- fandomtwt (Twitter communities from specific fandoms or groups)
- fandumb
- FNDM
- Milifandom
Related terms
- See Category:en:Fans (people), for various names of different fandoms.
Translations
fans taken as a group
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subculture of fans
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state, quality, or condition of being a fan
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Indonesian
Etymology
From English fandom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛndɔm]
- Hyphenation: fan‧dom
Noun
fandom (first-person possessive fandomku, second-person possessive fandommu, third-person possessive fandomnya)
- fandom
Synonyms
- kepenggemaran
Related terms
- fan
- fanatik
- fanservis
Further reading
- “fandom” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English fandom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfan.dɔm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -andɔm
- Syllabification: fan‧dom
Noun
fandom m inan
- fandom (subculture of fans)
Declension
Declension of fandom
singular | plural | |
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nominative | fandom | fandomy |
genitive | fandomu | fandomów |
dative | fandomowi | fandomom |
accusative | fandom | fandomy |
instrumental | fandomem | fandomami |
locative | fandomie | fandomach |
vocative | fandomie | fandomy |
Further reading
- fandom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fandom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English fandom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfandom/ [ˈfãn̪.d̪õm]
- Rhymes: -andom
- Syllabification: fan‧dom
Noun
fandom m (plural fandoms)
- fandom.