fandom

English

Etymology

    From fan + -dom.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfændəm/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ændəm

    Noun

    fandom (countable and uncountable, plural fandoms)

    1. (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.’
    2. The subculture of enthusiasts, especially of TV shows.
    3. 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.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    From English fandom.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfɛndɔm/ [ˈfen.dɔm]
    • Rhymes: -ɛndɔm
    • Syllabification: fan‧dom

    Noun

    fandom (plural fandom-fandom)

    1. fandom
      Synonym: kepenggemaran

    Further reading

    Polish

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English fandom.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈfan.dɔm/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -andɔm
      • Syllabification: fan‧dom

      Noun

      fandom m inan

      1. fandom (subculture of fans)

      Declension

      Declension of fandom
      singular plural
      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[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “fandom”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)

      Portuguese

      Etymology

        Unadapted borrowing from English fandom.

        Pronunciation

        • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɐ̃.dõ/, /fɐ̃ˈdõ/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈfẽ.dõ/

        • Hyphenation: fan‧dom

        Noun

        fandom m (plural fandoms)

        1. fandom

        Spanish

        Etymology

          Borrowed from English fandom.

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ˈfandom/ [ˈfãn̪.d̪õm]
          • Rhymes: -andom
          • Syllabification: fan‧dom

          Noun

          fandom m (plural fandoms)

          1. fandom