unfannishness

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Meaning · English

The quality of being unfannish; behaviour inconsistent with being a fan.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Saturday morning my body betrayed a certain basic unfannishness of constitution by waking me promptly at 6:40 a.m. (a pattern that repeated throughout the weekend, even after valiant efforts on Sunday night).

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 “unfannishness” mean?

The quality of being unfannish; behaviour inconsistent with being a fan.

Is “unfannishness” formal or informal?

unfannishness is generally slang.