Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanboyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fan-boy-ism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Behaviour characteristic of fanboys; blind, aggressive devotion.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English fanboy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fanboyism From fanboy + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

fangirlism

Questions

What does fanboyism mean?: Behaviour characteristic of fanboys; blind, aggressive devotion.
Where does fanboyism come from?: Etymology tree English fanboy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fanboyism From fanboy + -ism.

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