fandom

noun

fan·​dom ˈfan-dəm How to pronounce fandom (audio)
1
: all the fans (as of a sport)
2
: the state or attitude of being a fan

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Our new midday Sunday slot is aimed at focusing on fandom, creating habit and offering choice to fans of the WSL. Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Like, a big section — the film panders to a very specific section of my dad’s fandom that still lives in the fantasy. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025 The allure of movies and the consolidation of Internet fandoms had deepened the value of the marquee franchise and blockbuster items Prop Store tends to auction. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025 Read’s two trials became the focus of intense true crime fandom. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fandom

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fandom was in 1903

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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fandom. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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