Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanboys

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: fan-boys
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of fanboy

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of fanboy

noun

Acronym used to remember the coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.

Example Sentences

"The risk is greater with subordinating conjunctions (see “Starting a Sentence with Because”), but the FANBOYS are sometimes considered guilty by association: […]"
"These FANBOYS help create compound sentences, and when they serve this role, a comma comes before their use."
"Avoid putting a comma immediately after any of the FANBOYS."

Etymology

Acronym of For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Questions

What does fanboys mean?: plural of fanboy
Where does fanboys come from?: Acronym of For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

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