Definition of fandom
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: all the fans (as of a sport)
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: the state or attitude of being a fan
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There is an unfortunate perception, apparently popular among certain segments of sports fandom and NFL general managers, that inquisitive athletes are less likely to be successful.
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Interest and fandom for European soccer in the United States and Asia is at an all-time high.
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Interest and fandom for European soccer in the United States and Asia is at an all-time high.
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Why do these relationships revolve almost exclusively around gum and gum fandom?
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Like those leagues, MLB will find both a deep culture of fandom and broad ambivalence about the game itself.
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The hidden teasers have also given rise to a rabid online fandom that loves to spend time poring over every file, image, and piece of JavaScript on the show’s websites.
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Even the fandoms who came for their K-pop idols simply could not look away.
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His father was born in Boston, so the Patriots fandom was passed down.
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First Known Use of fandom
1903
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