fandom

noun

fan·​dom ˈfan-dəm 

1

: all the fans (as of a sport)

2

: the state or attitude of being a fan

Examples of fandom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The book may draw inspiration from the Eras Tour mastermind, but it's geared toward her fandom of Swifties. —Bryan West, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026

That’s fandom measured by how many dollars go toward game tickets per person. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026

In recent years the genre has gained huge global fandom as more groups – like Blackpink and Twice – broke into the US charts, went on world tours, and collaborated with big American artists. —Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026

Our team actually went down a rabbit hole really just studying this category of books because there are a lot of folks that didn’t even really know that this genre existed or existed in such volume and that there was so much fandom around it. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fandom

• random
• tandem
• memorandum
• nonrandom