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I grew up as a fanboy and a giant nerd, and I mean that in the most loving sense. I loved playing 'Dungeons and Dragons.'
Derek Mears

Meaning of "fanboy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FANBOY

fanboy  [ˈfænˌbɔɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FANBOY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fanboy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FANBOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fanboy

Fan (person)

A fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person who is enthusiastically devoted to something, such as a band, a sports team, a book or entertainer. Collectively, fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom. They may show their enthusiasm by being members of a fan club, holding or participating in fan conventions, creating fanzines, writing fan mail, or by promoting the object of their interest and attention.

Definition of fanboy in the English dictionary

The definition of fanboy in the dictionary is an overly-obsessive male fan of music, film, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FANBOY


attaboy
ˈætəˌbɔɪ
B-boy
ˈbiːˌbɔɪ
batboy
ˈbætˌbɔɪ
beachboy
ˈbiːtʃˌbɔɪ
billyboy
ˈbɪlɪˌbɔɪ
carboy
ˈkɑːˌbɔɪ
cowboy
ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ
deadboy
ˈdɛdˌbɔɪ
gownboy
ˈɡaʊnˌbɔɪ
highboy
ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ
homeboy
ˈhəʊmˌbɔɪ
houseboy
ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ
ladyboy
ˈleɪdɪˌbɔɪ
newsboy
ˈnjuːzˌbɔɪ
paperboy
ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ
playboy
ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ
schoolboy
ˈskuːlˌbɔɪ
tallboy
ˈtɔːlˌbɔɪ
tomboy
ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ
van-boy
ˈvænˌbɔɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FANBOY

fanal
fanatic
fanatical
fanatically
fanaticalness
fanaticise
fanaticism
fanaticization
fanaticize
fanbase
fanciable
fancied
fancier
fancies
fanciest
fanciful
fancifully
fancifulness
fancify
fanciless

WORDS THAT END LIKE FANBOY

altar boy
baby boy
birthday boy
black boy
boy
bus boy
cabin boy
drummer boy
errand boy
fair-haired boy
golden boy
messenger boy
old boy
pretty boy
rent boy
shepherd boy
teddy boy
the boy
whipping boy
white-haired boy

Synonyms and antonyms of fanboy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fanboy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FANBOY

Find out the translation of fanboy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fanboy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fanboy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

变形金刚迷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fanboy
570 millions of speakers

English

fanboy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fanboy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Фанаты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fanboy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্যানবয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fanboy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fanboy
190 millions of speakers

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fanboy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おたく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팬보이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fanboy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fanboy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Fanboy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॅनबुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fanboy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fanboy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фанати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fanboy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fanboy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fanboy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fanboy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fanboy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fanboy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FANBOY»

The term «fanboy» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FANBOY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fanboy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fanboy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fanboy

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4 QUOTES WITH «FANBOY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fanboy.
1
Simon Kinberg
There are too many good comic book writers out there. I'd rather remain a fanboy.
2
Joe Manganiello
I grew up a big comic book reader, as a kid, and I love the whole fanboy crowd.
3
Derek Mears
I grew up as a fanboy and a giant nerd, and I mean that in the most loving sense. I loved playing 'Dungeons and Dragons.'
4
Matthew Stover
You should remember that I started as a fanboy many years ago; I saw 'A New Hope' more than twenty times in the theater. I saw 'The Empire Strikes Back' nearly thirty times.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FANBOY»

Discover the use of fanboy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fanboy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl
Fanboy has never had it good, but lately his sophomore year is turning out to be its own special hell.
Barry Lyga, 2007
2
Memoirs of a Johnny's Fanboy
This 2nd revised edition contains an additional chapter not included in the 1st edition.
Marcus Herzig, 2012
3
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl
A fifteen-year-old "geek" who keeps a list of the high school jocks and others who torment him, and pours his energy into creating a great graphic novel, encounters Kyra, Goth Girl, who helps change his outlook on almost everything, ...
Barry Lyga, 2006
4
Fanboy
But more comfortable in an imaginary world of super heroes and villains, the socially inept Fanboy finds himself the recipient of agonizing adolescent abuse.
Mark Evanier, Neal Adams, 2001
5
A Companion to Media Authorship
29 As one of the primary sites where this revaluation occurs, the fanboy auteur echoes (or, perhaps, extends) franchising's discursive positioning as “seemingly genderneutral.”30 As noted above, just because the fanboy auteur exists between ...
Jonathan Gray, Derek Johnson, 2013
6
Voice-Over for Animation
FANBOY is about two superhero-loving fanatics who go on a journey to their local convenience store to obtain the newest slushy-type drink that their favorite superhero, FanMan, is promoting. FanBoy: a simple-minded, dimwitted, overexcited ...
Jean Ann Wright, M.J. Lallo, 2013
7
Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to ...
As the culture surrounding comic books grew in the 1980s with the explo— sion of specialty stores, the term fanboy became increasingly common. In 1992, the term showed up on the cover of DC Comics' Lobo's Back #1 (1992); “Bite me, ...
Randy Duncan, Matthew J. Smith, 2013
8
Smell You Later!
In this chapter book with black-and-white illustrations throughout, Fanboy and Chum Chum star in two hilarious adventures based on popular episodes of the hit Nickelodeon TV show!
‎2012
9
Goth Girl Rising
Time is a funny thing in the hospital.
Barry Lyga, 2009
10
Don't Toy with Me!
Two Fanboy and Chum Chum adventures include "Trading Day," in which Fanboy regrets trading away his friendship with Chum Chum for a toy robot; and "The Tell Tale Toy," in which Fanboy considers lying about breaking Chum Chum's new toy.
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FANBOY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fanboy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
SDCC: Your Fanboy-Endorsed Guide to Friday
Moderated by the Internet's biggest fanboy, Andre Meadows (a.k.a. BlackNerd), the panel features executive producers Ciro Nieli and Brandon ... «Unleash The Fanboy, Jul 15»
2
The Lady GHOSTBUSTERS Assemble and Look Cool as Hell
Back when it was announced that Paul Feig would be directing a Ghostbusters reboot featuring a bunch of women, fanboys cried out. “But I'm ... «Unleash The Fanboy, Jul 15»
3
SDCC: Your Fanboy-Endorsed Guide to Thursday
Christmas for geeks has come around once again – for those of who you are uninitiated, that would be San Diego Comic-Con. «Unleash The Fanboy, Jul 15»
4
'Be Kind. Be Kind. Be Kind.' - Indie Publisher Fanboy Comics …
Recognizable by their straightforward clean logo and an eagerness to help others, the Los Angeles based independent publisher Fanboy ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
5
INDIGO SUMMER: Amy Ray talks motherhood and fanboy Justin …
INDIGO SUMMER: Amy Ray talks motherhood and fanboy Justin Vernon. By Chris Riemenschneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune Today at 12:00 a.m. ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Adam West, Adrianne Curry appearing in Tampa for Fanboy Expo
After some speculation that Adam West might miss the Tampa Fanboy Expo, organizers posted an email they said was from the “Batman” and ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
7
Coach K recalls the time he fanboy'd so hard after meeting Beyonce
Mike Krzyzewski's players keep him young, that's for sure. In a recent town hall-style interview with local station WRAL, Coach K talked about ... «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
8
Indigo summer: Amy Ray talks motherhood and fanboy Justin Vernon
Indigo summer: Amy Ray talks motherhood and fanboy Justin Vernon. Activist folk duo the Indigo Girls will return to the Minnesota Zoo before ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Fanboy Rampage: Dan Slott vs. Bleeding Cool's Hannah Means …
Slott went after the Bleeding Cool EiC on Twitter about the site's recent Marvel leaks, and we want in on some of that action! «The Outhouse, Jul 15»
10
Fanboy Rampage: John Byrne Vs. Dan Slott
So Dan Slott is relaunching Amazing Spider-Man in October with a Peter Parker solicited as an international tech-company whiz. And naturally ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fanboy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fanboy>. Apr 2024 ».
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