fandom

[ fan-duhm ]

noun

fans collectively, as of a celebrity, a movie, a book, or a professional game or sport.

Origin of fandom

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; fan² + -dom

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

I thought about how any new Harry Potter story would inject new energy into the fandom, generating new conversations and creative interest.
Can more Harry Potter ever be okay? | Aja Romano | February 1, 2021 | Vox
Bingeing a new series can offer social connection through shared fandom, but hours in front of the screen can also become isolating.
Is watching TV actually a good way to relax? | Corinne Iozzio | January 27, 2021 | Popular-Science
Though there was no single meme that swept the internet, Animal Crossing inspired multiple riffs, one offs, subgenres and fandoms based around the game.
The Most Impactful Memes of 2020 | Peter Allen Clark | January 21, 2021 | Time
That’s what Fuller, 30, would tell him the next night, when the two strangers, brought together by a rectangular piece of flimsy card stock, exchanged stories about their baseball fandom and military backgrounds on the phone.
A Cubs fan needed one ticket to complete his epic collection. A Nats fan came through. | Scott Allen | December 26, 2020 | Washington Post
“The Mandalorian” assumes you’re caught up on all the casting news that made waves in the Star Wars fandom.
‘The Mandalorian’s’ second season has begun — and secrecy is still what helps make it tick | David Betancourt | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post

So why does its fandom seem largely limited to the Gen Xers who saw the show in its first run?
The Childish Genius of Pee-wee’s Playhouse | Keith Phipps | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As for Simmons, he gets to ease his conscience while also burnishing his personal brand of savvy fandom.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football? | Steve Almond | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Smiths fandom was an once small and semi-exclusive club, reserved for the clever, literary, and misunderstood teenager.
This Charming Man: Meet 'Ronnissey,' Brooklyn's Fake Morrissey | Michael Moynihan | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It happened with Janelle Asselin in the related comic book fandom.
Gaming Misogyny Gets Infinite Lives: Zoe Quinn, Virtual Rape, and Sexism | Amanda Marcotte | August 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It took a few years of fandom before Bart Spanfellner began to gather.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos | Steve Miller | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And I attribute Mr. Koot's fate to nothing less than the schisms of fandom.
Futuria Fantasia, Fall 1939 | Ray Bradbury
When fandom had its schism, Koot immediately developed a split personality.
Futuria Fantasia, Fall 1939 | Ray Bradbury

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