fan service

[fan sur-vis]

noun

1. material added to a work of fiction for the perceived or actual purpose of appealing to the audience, used especially of material that is risqué or sexual in nature: The scene where the fan favorite and the new character meet is pure fan service.

   The episode had a lot of fan service involving scantily clad characters.

   The scene where the fan favorite and the new character meet is pure fan service.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fan service¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

If we had threaded it through the story in a more interesting way, maybe it would have worked, but it would have felt really tacked on and kind of just fan service for the sake of fan service, which I didn’t want.

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Bouchard explains that the show’s approach to these milestone episodes have been to “go small and deep” to avoid overstuffing them with fan service.

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He may well ignore it, continuing to prioritize fan service.

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Director Fede Álvarez reboots the franchise for a new generation by deftly blending the horror of the first movie with the adrenaline-spiking action of the second, along with a little too much goofy fan service.

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In the world of K-pop, seeing idols making mistakes, being overcome with emotion, or joking around with each other is part of the fan service that strengthens the parasocial relationship.

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