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fancam

fancam noun: amateur film footage of a celebrity taken unofficially by a fan.

Noun

fancam (plural fancams)

  1. (chiefly South Korean idol fandom) Amateur film footage of a celebrity taken unofficially by a fan.
    • A smorgasbord of extras enable the Beastie fiend to view the concert from other, remote-controlled cameras and jump in and out of different fancams, even accompanying one concertgoer on a trip to the bog.2006, Mojo, numbers 154-157
    • EXID's Hani has made a splash with her fancam in 2014 and is now regarded as one of the hottest female idol stars.2018, UK Jung, #KpopSecret
  2. (broadly) An edit which incorporates fancams.
  3. (slang) An edit, such as an AMV, which features clips from a piece of media, generally surrounding a single character.

fancam meaning in Arabic

fancam in Arabic

footage
فانكام, فان كام fān kām

Forms of fancam

pluralfancams

Origin of fancam

From fan + cam.

Questions about fancam

What does fancam mean?
Fancam means amateur film footage of a celebrity taken unofficially by a fan.
What is fancam in Arabic?
Fancam in Arabic is فانكام, فان كام (fān kām). See Fancam meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is fancam?
Fancam is a noun.
What is the plural of fancam?
The plural of fancam is fancams.

Words near fancam in the dictionary

  1. fanboyishly
  2. fanboyism
  3. fanboys
  4. fanbrat
  5. fanbrats
  6. fancam
  7. fancams
  8. fancast
  9. fancasted
  10. fancasting
  11. fancasts

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