Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fandumb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fan-dumb
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fandom, especially one considered unintelligent or irrational.

Derogatory; Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"That p.o.s. is being released because it has boob-jiggles, and the Brains at ADV assume that North American fandumb still consists solely of teens looking for animated boob-jiggles."
"We've already got several in the running for this month's awards and are hoping they bring yet more (dis)honor and (in)glory to Michael Jackson fandumb."
"I don't know what it is about fandumb that gives rise to such rabid, irrational "shipper-ism," but I'm assuming that chunks of this episode were written to cater to the segment of the fanbase clamoring for Buffy and Spike to get together."

Etymology

From fan + dumb, as a homophonous pun on fandom.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fandumbs (plural)

Questions

What does fandumb mean?: Fandom, especially one considered unintelligent or irrational.
Where does fandumb come from?: From fan + dumb, as a homophonous pun on fandom.

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