fancam
Americannoun
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fancams
plural
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a fan-created video featuring clips from a piece of media, often centered on a specific character or relationship between characters.
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footage of a celebrity taken by a fan; a compilation of such footage.
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Shortly after the film's trailer dropped, M3GAN was catapulted into Internet stardom via a series of memes, fancam edits and TikTok clips.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2023
Marsyla’s fancam isn’t the only tweet the Lincoln Project has gotten in trouble for lifting without attribution.
From The Verge ● Aug. 18, 2020
And on TikTok, all the girlies are having a “Practical Magic” autumn, posting fancams, outfit inspirations and indulging in the Owens’ famous midnight margarita tradition.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
After all, fancams - zoomed-in videos focusing on a single celebrity - are a prized currency in K-pop communities.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Fan creations have expanded beyond written words to artwork, comics, fancams and compilation videos.
From Salon ● May 29, 2023
“I thought the fancams would only slow down the app for an hour or two, so I was super-surprised when we shut the whole app down!”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2020
She suggested that fans could have chosen to elevate anti-racist hashtags or tweet links to petitions, like those supporting victims of racial violence, instead of posting fancams.
From The Verge ● Jul. 24, 2020
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