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fankid

noun

Etymology

From fan + kid.

  1. derived from *gidʰ-✻
  2. derived from *gʰaydn-✻
  3. derived from *kidją✻
  4. derived from kið
  5. inherited from kide
  6. compounded as fankid — “fan + kid”

Definitions

  1. An enthusiastic or obsessive fan.

    • The fankids go totally overboard, doing all this research online, re-creating every detail, right down to the brand of soy milk their celebrity keeps in the fridge or the mosaic tiling in the bathroom or the guest lists for their parties.
    • Instead, Marvel regularly uploads digital editions of older comics to its online store for iPad fankids to browse and buy a la carte.
    • My Fangirls Going Rogue co-host Teresa Delgado proudly admits her best fandom moments were discovered in the prequel trilogy and has become an enthusiastic advocate for fankids.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA