fanwar

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noun

A rivalry between fandoms, usually carried out on the internet.

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Meanings

nounfanwar (plural fanwars)

plural fanwars

  1. slanglifestyleA 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

Origin

From fan + war.

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APA

fanwar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanwar

MLA

“fanwar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanwar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanwar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanwar.

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