fair-weather fan
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Meaning · English
A person who supports a team only when it is winning
Literally: a fan in good weather
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
He's just a fair-weather fan, he stopped watching games when the team started losing
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “fair-weather fan” mean?
A person who supports a team only when it is winning Literally: a fan in good weather
Is “fair-weather fan” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.