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fanfest

fanfest noun: an event held for fans.

Noun

fanfest (plural fanfests)

  1. An event held for fans.
    • Fans of the genre frequently gather at comic book and sci-fi fanfests, which often screen Japanimation films.1995 October, Billboard, volume 107, number 43
    • Fanfests are increasingly popular, offering offseason weekends celebrating the team and its players and offering sponsors opportunities...1996, Howard Schlossberg, Sports marketing

Examples of fanfest in a sentence

  • Since it's a fanfest, there are plenty of autographing and meet-the-musician events in beautiful, shady English Park...1996, Tom Clynes, Music festivals from Bach to blues: a traveler's guide:
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19 — This should have been a feel-good event, part of a fanfest weekend being staged by the San Francisco Giants .2007 January 20, Carol Pogash, “Giant Does Not Blame Bonds for Link to Positive Drug Test”, in New York Times:

Forms of fanfest

pluralfanfests

Origin of fanfest

From fan + -fest.

Questions about fanfest

What does fanfest mean?
Fanfest means an event held for fans.
How do you use fanfest in a sentence?
Since it's a fanfest, there are plenty of autographing and meet-the-musician events in beautiful, shady English Park...
What part of speech is fanfest?
Fanfest is a noun.
What is the plural of fanfest?
The plural of fanfest is fanfests.

Words near fanfest in the dictionary

  1. fanfaronnade
  2. fanfaronnaded
  3. fanfaronnades
  4. fanfaronnading
  5. fanfarons
  6. fanfest
  7. fanfests
  8. fanfic
  9. fanficced
  10. fanficcer
  11. fanficcers

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