fandom
Collective of enthusiasts
Fandom is the collective community of fans devoted to something—a TV series, book, celebrity, sports team, or other cultural phenomenon.
The word covers both the people and their shared culture: fan fiction, fan art, conventions, online forums.
She's deep in the Taylor Swift fandom.
The Star Trek fandom has been active since the 1960s.
Fandom can also mean the state of being a fan: His fandom borders on obsession.
Dressing as media characters
- fanfictionAmateur work using existing characters
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- role-playingActing out characters
conventions · collecting · modding · streaming · live-tweeting · vlogging · podcasting · fanvids
Obsessive enthusiast
- nerdBrainy social misfit
- otakuObsessive anime enthusiast
- bronyMale fan, animated ponies
- shipperOne who dispatches cargo
stan · superfan · enthusiast · aficionado · buff · devotee · diehard · cosplayer
Japanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- comicsSequential art medium
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
k-pop · sports · wrestling · soap-opera · LARP · tabletop · furry · cosplay
Complete system or domain
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- mythosBody of foundational legends
- worldbuildingConstructing imaginary universes for fiction
continuity · timeline · backstory · retcon · crossover · multiverse · arc · saga
Intense emotional drive
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- zealIntense driving devotion
ardor · excitement · mania · craze · adulation · worship · eagerness · infatuation
Agreed standard of behavior
- forumGathering place for discourse
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- fanzineAmateur enthusiast publication
panel · collective · guild · moderator · networking · membership · alliance · affinity
Loyalty owed to authority
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
support · adherence · diehard · stalwart · defender · champion · patron · ride-or-die
cosplay
Dressing as media characters
- fanfictionAmateur work using existing characters
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
role-playing · conventions · collecting · modding · streaming · live-tweeting · vlogging · podcasting · fanvids · unboxing
geek
Obsessive enthusiast
shipper · stan · superfan · enthusiast · aficionado · buff · devotee · diehard · cosplayer · collector
anime
Japanese cartoon art form
sci-fi · k-pop · sports · wrestling · soap-opera · LARP · tabletop · furry · cosplay · media
universe
Complete system or domain
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- mythosBody of foundational legends
worldbuilding · continuity · timeline · backstory · retcon · crossover · multiverse · arc · saga · prequel
passion
Intense emotional drive
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
zeal · ardor · excitement · mania · craze · adulation · worship · eagerness · infatuation · frenzy
convention
Agreed standard of behavior
- forumGathering place for discourse
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
fanzine · panel · collective · guild · moderator · networking · membership · alliance · affinity · clique
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
steadfastness · support · adherence · diehard · stalwart · defender · champion · patron · ride-or-die · longtime
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- cult followingcult classic, cult film, cult hit, superfan, devotee
- fan groupsbooster club, online community, subreddit, Facebook group, Trekkies
- sports societysports culture, athlete activism, gender equity, pay equity, disability sports
- TV studiesratings, Nielsen, viewership, network analysis, representation
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
fandomindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · disinterest · detachment · passing fancy · unfamiliarity
- fandom dramaConflict within enthusiast communities