fancruft
/ˈfænˌkrʌft/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Trivial or excessively detailed information on a work of fiction added by fans to a general-interest wiki.
Derogatory; Uncountable
noun
Low-quality material (especially literature) produced by fans of a performer, group, author etc.
Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Fancruft (sometimes shortened to just cruft) is a derogatory term for these types of articles, which are sometimes just barely tolerated."
- "This contrast shows how dedicated Star Wars fans use the niche Wookieepedia to create and value content with a vast amount of detail and precision, even if the same content is viewed as fancruft within the more general Wikipedia community."
- "Editors are the folks who detect and remove original research and fancruft."
- "Although the term ["cruft"] is almost always intended negatively, it is also associated with a certain obsessive attraction, most obviously in the case of "fancruft," those excessively detailed wiki entries about extremely minor elements of some niche subculture."
- "Here, Talking Dead forwards its own subtle policing strategy, celebrating the moment of canonical coupling in which Richonne is elevated from feminine “fancruft” to a legitimate topic of conversation, simultaneously reveling in and poking fun at Brown's deep emotional investment in coupling."