fandom

Etymology

From fan +‎ -dom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfændəm/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ændəm

Noun

fandom (countable and uncountable, plural fandoms)

1. 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.’

2. The subculture of fans.
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, 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.

Etymology

From English fandom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛndɔm]
• Hyphenation: fan‧dom

Noun

fandom (plural fandom-fandom)

1. fandom

   Synonym: kepenggemaran

Further reading

• “fandom” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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)

Further reading

• fandom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fandom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fandom.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fan‧dom

Noun

fandom m (plural fandoms)

1. fandom

Etymology

Borrowed from English fandom.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fandom m (plural fandoms)

1. fandom