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Fannibal

Fannibal noun: a fan of the American television series Hannibal and/or of the fictional character Hannibal Lecter.

Noun

Fannibal (plural Fannibals)

  1. (slang) A fan of the American television series Hannibal and/or of the fictional character Hannibal Lecter.
    • I consider myself to be a “Fannibal.”2013 June 20, Julien Fielding, “What’s on TV: ‘Hannibal’ gives a better backstory to Dr. Lecter”, in The Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, page 9A
    • “There was a tremendous groundswell of support from the Fannibals,” Fuller told The News, […]2014 March 11, Scott Neumyer, “NBC's 'Hannibal' returns with higher ratings”, in New York Daily News

Forms of Fannibal

pluralFannibals

Origin of Fannibal

Blend of fan + Hannibal.

Questions about Fannibal

What does Fannibal mean?
Fannibal means a fan of the American television series Hannibal and/or of the fictional character Hannibal Lecter.
What part of speech is Fannibal?
Fannibal is a noun.
What is the plural of Fannibal?
The plural of Fannibal is Fannibals.

Words near Fannibal in the dictionary

  1. fannels
  2. fanner
  3. fanners
  4. fannes
  5. Fannett
  6. Fannibal
  7. Fannibals
  8. Fannie
  9. Fannie Mae
  10. fannied about
  11. fannied around

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