: a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
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In addition, Musk has his own set of fanboys who follow his lead.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 June 2026
And Musk, especially, has an army of eager fanboys.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Notice that the fanboys mindlessly regurgitating the NBA's press release never mention those details.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
The New York Knicks are headed to the NBA finals — but no one seems more excited than their biggest basketball fanboy, Timothee Chalamet.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 June 2026
And Musk, especially, has an army of eager fanboys.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Notice that the fanboys mindlessly regurgitating the NBA's press release never mention those details.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
The New York Knicks are headed to the NBA finals — but no one seems more excited than their biggest basketball fanboy, Timothee Chalamet.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fanboy
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“Fanboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanboy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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