Definition of "fandom" []

• All the fans of a sport, an activity, or a famous person. (noun)

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• "The person I know who's in fandom is a big Wincest shipper which - ugh!"
• "SF/F congoers know that I do panels about rape, sexual assault, and sexual politics and problems in fandom - in the community education and prevention branch of BARCC, we're encouraged to identify a community to work with, and fandom is one of mine."
• "My Christmas wish for the New Who fandom is we all represent the best in fandom and that none of us express ourselves via fandom wars."