fair weather fan
Only supports winners
A fair weather fan supports a team only when it's winning.
The term, from fair weather friend, implies disloyalty—true fans stick with their team through losing seasons.
He's just a fair weather fan who jumped on the bandwagon during the playoffs.
The accusation carries real sting in sports culture, where devoted fandom is a point of pride.
Firm pledge to act
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
steadfastness · fidelity · ride-or-die · unconditional · faithful · support · fairweather · transactional
One who backs another
- spectatorObserver at an event
- followerOne who supports another
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- jerseyKnitted pullover garment
playoffs · championship · bandwagoner · dynasty · frontrunner · standings · diehard · fanbase
Leading candidate or competitor
- trendyCurrently in vogue
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- buzzContinuous low drone
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
craze · phenomenon · mania · trending
Prone to fluctuation
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- changeableCapable of alteration
- flightyErratic and unreliable
wavering · vacillating · undependable · unreliable · uncommitted · inconsistent · wishy-washy · half-hearted
Benefiting oneself primarily
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- expedientUseful if not ideal
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
mercenary · convenience · advantageous · cherry-picking · selective · pragmatic · exploitative · situational
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
constancy · steadfastness · fidelity · ride-or-die · unconditional · faithful · support · fairweather · transactional
supporter
One who backs another
jersey · playoffs · championship · bandwagoner · dynasty · frontrunner · standings · diehard · fanbase · rivalry
frontrunner
Leading candidate or competitor
mainstream · craze · phenomenon · mania · trending
inconstant
Prone to fluctuation
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- changeableCapable of alteration
flighty · wavering · vacillating · undependable · unreliable · uncommitted · inconsistent · wishy-washy · half-hearted · lukewarm
self-serving
Benefiting oneself primarily
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- expedientUseful if not ideal
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
cunning · mercenary · convenience · advantageous · cherry-picking · selective · pragmatic · exploitative · situational · part-time
fair weather fandie-hard fan
Intensely loyal follower
diehard · loyalist · hardcore fan · devoted follower · true believer
fair, fairer, fairest, fairly, fairness, unfair, unfairly, weather, weathers