different between fanne vs fangirl

English

Etymology

Pseudo-French feminine form of fan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fæn/
• Rhymes: -æn
• Homophones: fan, faan

Noun

fanne (plural fannes or fenne)

1. (dated, sometimes derogatory, fandom slang) A female science fiction fan.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:fanne.

Synonyms

• fangirl, femfan, femme fan

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “fanne”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, pages 57–58
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “fanne n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Anagrams

• nafen

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin femina.

Noun

fanne f (plural fannes, masculine houme)

1. woman

Italian

Verb

fanne

1. Compound of imperative (tu person) of fare and ne.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English fann.

Noun

fanne

1. Alternative form of fan

Etymology 2

From Old English fannian.

Verb

fanne

1. Alternative form of fannen

English

Etymology

fan +? girl

Noun

fangirl (plural fangirls)

1. (fandom slang) A female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media).

   Synonyms: fanne, femfan, femme fan

   Coordinate term: fanboy

Derived terms

• fangirlish
• fangirlism

Translations

Verb

fangirl (third-person singular simple present fangirls, present participle fangirling, simple past and past participle fangirled)

1. (intransitive) To behave like a fangirl; to be obsequious, star-struck, boy crazy, etc.
   • 2015, Tyler Oakley, Binge, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN)

     I bought the magazines, ran home after work, filmed myself flipping through the pages—half legitimately fangirling over the boys, half making fun of people like myself who fangirl over the boys.

Anagrams

• farling, flaring