fanling

noun
/ˈfænlɪŋ/

Etymology

From Cantonese 粉嶺 /粉岭 (fan² leng⁵).

  1. borrowed from 粉嶺

Definitions

  1. An inexperienced fan.

    • Huzzah! Hopefully we'll get some fans, neo-fans and even fanlings to join us.
    • The man who was so devoted to fandom and fannish pursuits was among the "elders" who ushered me as a young neofan through my fanling stages of blunders and ignorance.
  2. An area and town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

    • Fanling in the New Territories was once a rural outpost, but it has quickly developed into an area with a mix of high rises and low-density developments.
    • The crash in the New Territories of Hong Kong that border mainland China tore away much of the left side of the bus and ripped a jagged hole in its roof.[…] Police said the bus was traveling on a highway from the town of Fanling.
  3. A rural committee in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fanling. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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