1
: all the fans (as of a sport)
2
: the state or attitude of being a fan
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Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s Nobu Nakatake emphasized the persistence required to incubate global fandom.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The Penn State/Franklin thing is way bigger than the fandom and these boards.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne will face off against the Mummy, Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster when Fan Fest Nights returns to Universal Studios Hollywood with a new lineup of experiences dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and anime fandoms.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
My son, who has grown up during the course of making this movie, has also fallen into Gabby fandom.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The Penn State/Franklin thing is way bigger than the fandom and these boards.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne will face off against the Mummy, Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster when Fan Fest Nights returns to Universal Studios Hollywood with a new lineup of experiences dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and anime fandoms.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
My son, who has grown up during the course of making this movie, has also fallen into Gabby fandom.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Fandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fandom. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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