fanlations

Noun

fanlation (countable and uncountable, plural fanlations)

1. (slang, uncountable) Translation by fans.
   • I liked his catch of the clever combination of "fan" and "Android" to describe staunch defenders of the Google operating system for smart phones. I especially liked it because I had just suggested that we use a new term for the kind of crowdsourced translation that the likes of Twitter and Facebook...2010 January 15, Robert Ewing Finnegan, “ENC: The 157th Tool Kit - Standard Edition”, in Google Groups (TRADNORTE), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2023
2. (countable, slang) A translation made by a fan or fans.
   • Some publishers have expurgated manga for the American market. But they run the risk of outraging fans, many of whom buy the books in the original Japanese and find fan translations online (known as “fanlations”) to make sure they’re getting their manga pure.[2005 September 18, Sarah Glazer, “Manga for Girls”, in The New York Times Book Review, page 17, column 1