faanish
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
More interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; of or pertaining to faans.
Register: dated, derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The state of Wisconsin, once one of the cooler hotbeds of faanish endeavor, today lies fallow, barren and all but devoid of the faintest crepitance of crifanac. In the days when mastadons the ilk of Bloch lumbered across its frozen tundra, upward of 6% of all FAPA resided within its limits (why, mod
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “faanish” mean?
More interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; of or pertaining to faans.
Is “faanish” formal or informal?
faanish is generally dated, derogatory, slang.