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fan death

fan death noun: a form of death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room in which an electric fan is operating.

Noun

fan death (uncountable)

  1. (South-Korea) A form of death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room in which an electric fan is operating.

fan death meaning in Vietnamese

fan death in Vietnamese

death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
chết do quạt

Questions about fan death

What does fan death mean?
Fan death means a form of death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room in which an electric fan is operating.
What is fan death in Vietnamese?
Fan death in Vietnamese is chết do quạt. See Fan death meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is fan death?
Fan death is a noun.

Words near fan death in the dictionary

  1. fan danced
  2. fan dancer
  3. fan dancers
  4. fan dances
  5. fan dancing
  6. fan death
  7. fan fic
  8. fan fics
  9. fan fiction
  10. fan fictions
  11. fan heater

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