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English
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-West Germanic *-dōm English fandom From fan + -dom.
Pronunciation
Noun
fandom (countable and uncountable, plural fandoms)
- (collective) 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[1], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022: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 enthusiasts, especially of TV shows.
- 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[2], volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, archived from the original on 25 September 2023, 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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subculture of fans
- Arabic: فاندوم
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 迷文化 (míwénhuà), 粉絲文化 / 粉丝文化, 粉都
- Finnish: fanikulttuuri
- Hindi: फ़ैंडम (fainḍam)
- Indonesian: kepenggemaran
- Japanese: ファンダム (ja) (fandamu)
- Korean: 팬덤 (paendeom)
- Lithuanian: fandomas m, fendomas m
- Malay: kepeminatan
- Polish: fandom (pl) m
- Russian: фэ́ндом (ru) m (fɛ́ndom), субкульту́ра (ru) f (subkulʹtúra)
- Spanish: fandom (es) m, fanaticada f, afición (es) f
- Thai: แฟนดอม, โลกของผู้หลงใหล, ด้อม (th) (dɔ̂m)
- Vietnamese: cộng đồng người hâm mộ, văn hóa người hâm mộ
- Yiddish: פֿאַנדאָם (fandom), פֿאַנבאַזע (fanbaze)
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state, quality, or condition of being a fan Indonesian
Etymology
From English fandom.
Pronunciation
Noun
fandom (plural fandom-fandom)
- fandom
- Synonym: kepenggemaran
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Polish
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Polish fandom Borrowed from English fandom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfan.dɔm/
- Rhymes: -andɔm
- Syllabification: fan‧dom
Noun
fandom m inan
- fandom (subculture of fans)
Declension
Further reading
- “fandom”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “fandom”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)
Portuguese
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Portuguese fandom Unadapted borrowing from English fandom.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɐ̃.dõ/, /fɐ̃ˈdõ/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈfẽ.dõ/
Noun
fandom m (plural fandoms)
- fandom
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Spanish
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Spanish fandom Borrowed from English fandom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfandom/ [ˈfãn̪.d̪õm]
- Rhymes: -andom
- Syllabification: fan‧dom
Noun
fandom m (plural fandoms)
- fandom
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