Meanings
nounfan death (uncountable)
- South KoreauncountableA form of death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room in which an electric fan is operating.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 電風扇致死 /电风扇致死
- 電風扇致死 /电风扇致死 (diànfēngshàn zhìsǐ)death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
Finnish tuuletinkuolema
- tuuletinkuolemadeath supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
French mort par ventilateur
- mort par ventilateurdeath supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
German Ventilatortod
- Ventilatortoddeath supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
Japanese 扇風機の都市伝説
- 扇風機の都市伝説 (senpūki no toshidensetsu)death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
Korean 선풍기 사망설
- 선풍기 사망설 (seonpunggi samangseol)death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
Russian смерть от вентиля́тора
- смерть от вентиля́тора (smertʹ ot ventiljátora)death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
Spanish muerte por ventilador
- muerte por ventiladordeath supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
Swedish fläktdöden
- fläktdödendeath supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
Vietnamese chết do quạt
- chết do quạtdeath supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan
Cite this entry
APA
fan death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fan%20death
MLA
“fan death.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fan%20death. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fan death,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fan%20death.
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