Word.ws English Dictionary

fake fan

fake fan noun: someone who falsely claims to be a fan. Also the alternative form of fakefan.

Noun

fake fan (plural fake fans or fake fen)

  1. (derogatory) Someone who falsely claims to be a fan.
    • I just thought I would let you know that a bandwagon fan is a fake fan.1998 September 26, Mike C, “Re: Is Kordell Dumber Than A Box Of Rocks?”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <360D3290.404D2BE4@954access.net>
    • For example, your potential date says she is an avid football fan (because one of your photos had you in an NFL cap). Good observation on her part spotting the cap, but you can stop the fake fan in her tracks by sacking her attempted pass at you. During preliminary discussions, bring up the topic...2009, Julian Barrie, Chasing Women Without Leaving Your Seat, →ISBN, page 56

Also used as

fake fan is also the alternative form of fakefan.

Forms of fake fan

pluralfake fans
pluralfake fen

Questions about fake fan

What does fake fan mean?
Fake fan means someone who falsely claims to be a fan.
What part of speech is fake fan?
Fake fan is a noun.
What is the plural of fake fan?
The plural of fake fan is fake fans.

Words near fake fan in the dictionary

  1. fake and gay
  2. fake as a two-dollar bill
  3. fake bad
  4. fake book
  5. fake books
  6. fake fan
  7. fake fans
  8. fake fen
  9. fake geek girl
  10. fake geek girls
  11. fake good

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: fake fan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “fake fan.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/fake_fan. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.