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fandub

/ˈfændʌb/

fandub noun: a foreign language film or television show that has been dubbed into the local language by fans, amateurs or enthusiasts rather than by professional actors and actresses.

Noun

fandub (plural fandubs)

  1. A foreign language film or television show that has been dubbed into the local language by fans, amateurs or enthusiasts rather than by professional actors and actresses.
  2. (US) An anime title that has been dubbed by fans.
    • The fandub Evangelion: ReDeath is shown every year at Fanime.

Verb

fandub (third-person singular simple present fandubs, present participle fandubbing, simple past and past participle fandubbed)

  1. (transitive) To overdub (a video) as a fan activity, translating the foreign language into the local language.

Synonyms of fandub

Forms of fandub

Noun
pluralfandubs
Verb
third-person singular presentfandubs
present participlefandubbing
past participlefandubbed
pastfandubbed

Origin of fandub

Blend of fan + dub.

Words formed from fandub

Questions about fandub

What does fandub mean?
Fandub means a foreign language film or television show that has been dubbed into the local language by fans, amateurs or enthusiasts rather than by professional actors and actresses.
What part of speech is fandub?
Fandub can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce fandub?
Fandub is pronounced /ˈfændʌb/.
What is the plural of fandub?
The plural of fandub is fandubs.

Words near fandub in the dictionary

  1. fandomtwt
  2. fandosentan
  3. Fandrich
  4. Fandrichs
  5. fands
  6. fandub
  7. fandubbed
  8. fandubber
  9. fandubbers
  10. fandubbing
  11. fandubbings

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