: a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
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Some fanboys wanted more blood in the early episodes seen.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Always a fanboy of Putin, President Trump complained yesterday that Zelenskyy is prolonging the war by not accepting the surrender that Trump is pushing in the peace talks.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
The novel is more than 1,000 pages long, funny and brilliant; despite its annoying fanboys, the book’s reputation gets ever brighter.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Transformers One was an upset, failing to appeal to fanboys and too juvenile in its execution with a $75M production cost and mere $129M WW result.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Always a fanboy of Putin, President Trump complained yesterday that Zelenskyy is prolonging the war by not accepting the surrender that Trump is pushing in the peace talks.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
The novel is more than 1,000 pages long, funny and brilliant; despite its annoying fanboys, the book’s reputation gets ever brighter.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Transformers One was an upset, failing to appeal to fanboys and too juvenile in its execution with a $75M production cost and mere $129M WW result.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Fanboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanboy. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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