fanboy

[ fan-boi ]

/ ˈfænˌbɔɪ /

Informal: Often Disparaging.

noun

Sometimes fan·boi . an obsessive male fan, especially of comic books, science fiction, video games, music, or electronic devices:Apple fanboys lined up to buy the new phone.

verb (used without object)

(of a male fan) to demonstrate intense excitement at the mention or in the presence of a particular celebrity, film, product, etc., especially one associated with popular culture or technology: I don't usually fanboy over optics, but these binoculars are awesome.

Origin of fanboy

First recorded in 1915–20; fan² + boy

OTHER WORDS FROM fanboy

fan·boy·ing, noun

Words nearby fanboy

fanaticism, fanaticize, fanback, fan base, fan belt, fanboy, fancied, fancier, fanciful, fancify, fan club

Example sentences from the Web for fanboy

Two Rivers functions like a fanboy gift shop with impeccable replica items.
Would-Be Congressman Can’t Quit Saddam|Gideon Resnick|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The critical firmament and fanboy intelligentsia rose up in dissent.
Kevin Smith, Burned Out?|Chris Lee|September 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

单词	fanboy
释义	fanboy [ fan-boi ] / ˈfænˌbɔɪ / Informal: Often Disparaging. noun Sometimes fan·boi . an obsessive male fan, especially of comic books, science fiction, video games, music, or electronic devices:Apple fanboys lined up to buy the new phone. verb (used without object) (of a male fan) to demonstrate intense excitement at the mention or in the presence of a particular celebrity, film, product, etc., especially one associated with popular culture or technology: I don't usually fanboy over optics, but these binoculars are awesome. Origin of fanboy First recorded in 1915–20; fan² + boy OTHER WORDS FROM fanboy fan·boy·ing, noun Words nearby fanboy fanaticism, fanaticize, fanback, fan base, fan belt, fanboy, fancied, fancier, fanciful, fancify, fan club Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fanboy Two Rivers functions like a fanboy gift shop with impeccable replica items. Would-Be Congressman Can’t Quit Saddam\|Gideon Resnick\|June 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The critical firmament and fanboy intelligentsia rose up in dissent. Kevin Smith, Burned Out?\|Chris Lee\|September 2, 2011\|DAILY BEAST
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