fanboy
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Meaning · English
A male fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, something or someone in popular entertainment media).
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
(It's in the nature of comic book fanboy obsessiveness that all of these Eras and Ages and such have been religiously chronicled; it's equally in their nature that no two fanboys can ever agree about anything about any of these Ages and Eras; everything is up for debate, eternally and in microscopic
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 “fanboy” mean?
A male fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, something or someone in popular entertainment media).
Is “fanboy” formal or informal?
fanboy is generally derogatory, slang.