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fanwars

fanwars is the plural of fanwar.

Meaning of fanwar

Noun

fanwar (plural fanwars)

  1. (slang) A rivalry between fandoms, usually carried out on the internet.
    • The Blink who called me a dirty pig came from a scene in which online “fanwars” are common, when rival sets of supporters swap insults.2025 October 25, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “Call yourself a fan?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2

Questions about fanwars

What is fanwars the plural of?
Fanwars is the plural of fanwar.

Words near fanwars in the dictionary

  1. fanwankery
  2. fanwanking
  3. fanwanks
  4. fanwar
  5. fanware
  6. fanwars
  7. fanwear
  8. fanweed
  9. fanwiki
  10. fanwise
  11. Fanwood

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