Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fakefan

/ˈfeɪkfæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fake-fan
IPA: /ˈfeɪkfæn/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who socializes with fans but has little or no interest in the subject of the fandom.

Dated; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"I am NOT a fakefan."
"I consider myself basically a fakefan, in the classical sense of somebody who hangs around fanzine fandom but never actually *does* anything like pub an ish or write a LoC. Seems to me that somebody who wanted to come to Corflu but who had no zine name to put on the badge would fit the "fakefan" definition."
"I suspect some of the people jumping can't be brought to understand that you really _mean it_ when you say that this is your idea of an enjoyable con. Since they think you are intelligent and fannish types, you must Like What They Like, and probably indulge in gaming, anime and video just to lure fakefen to the con."

Etymology

From fake + fan.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fakefans (plural) fakefen (plural) fake fan (alternative) fake-fan (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce fakefan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪkfæn/.
What does fakefan mean?: Someone who socializes with fans but has little or no interest in the subject of the fandom.
Where does fakefan come from?: From fake + fan.

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