English · Slang Attested

fanlation

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Translation by fans.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dịch bởi người hâm mộ

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

I liked his catch of the clever combination of "fan" and "Android" to describe staunch defenders of the Google operating system for smart phones. I especially liked it because I had just suggested that we use a new term for the kind of crowdsourced translation that the likes of Twitter and Facebook

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).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A translation made by a fan or fans.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bản dịch do người hâm mộ thực hiện

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “fanlation” mean?

Translation by fans.

Is “fanlation” formal or informal?

fanlation is generally slang.

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