Phrase Hound found 142 phrases and 309 compound words that contain fan. The most common are listed below. Open fan in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 142
- fan clubAn organization of fans (enthusiasts) of a particular person or body of works.
- fan fictionFiction, typically amateur, created by fans, incorporating the characters and concepts of a commercial media property, typically without permission from the author or owner.
- ceiling fanA fan fixture attached to a ceiling, sometimes with a built-in light.
- fan baseThe fans of a thing or person taken as a group.
- hand fanA hand-held device designed to be waved back and forth in order to induce airflow for the purpose of cooling the user.
- Big Fan
- sports fanA familiar form of address, a jocular term of endearment.
- Fan Site
- hitting the fanpresent participle and gerund of hit the fan
- fan deathA form of death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room in which an electric fan is operating.
- fan outTo spread out into the shape of a fan.
- anti-fanA person who dislikes something (generally a creative work, fictional character, or person), but is still interested in it, devoting time to mocking or criticizing it.
- fan danceA dance performance incorporating the artful use of fans.
- hit the fanTo have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.
- fan artAlternative spelling of fanart: Artwork created unofficially by fans of a media work and based on that work.
- Music fan
- fan pagefansite.
- sea fanAny gorgonian (in order Alcyonacea) which branches in a fan-like form, especially of species Gorgonia ventalina (common sea fan, purple sea fan) and Gorgonia flabellum (Venus fan, Venus sea fan, West Indian sea fan, purple gorgonian …
- fan mailMail sent to a public figure by his or her fans.
- fan serviceAlternative form of fanservice: Elements added to a television program or similar entertainment that appeal to avid fans but are of little interest to outsiders.
- Fan Sites
- fire fanA fan-shaped object used for performances with fire.
- hits the fanthird-person singular simple present indicative of hit the fan: To have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.
- fan-tanA Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.
- Rhenish fanA set of isoglosses in West Central German showing how the effect of the High German consonant shift gradually decreases towards the north-west (i.e. towards Low Franconian and Low Saxon)
Compound words 309
- stanAn extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.
- fanboyA male fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, something or someone in popular entertainment media).
- fanartArtwork created unofficially by fans of a media work and based on that work.
- fanzineA magazine, normally produced by amateurs, intended for people who share a common interest.
- PhanA fan of the American rock band Phish.
- fanlistingA website listing the submitted names of fans of a celebrity, film, or other topic.
- fansiteA website aimed at fans of something, such as a singer or football team.
- fanzoneA website that allows fans to chat, post commentary, link to feeds of games, etc, as well as the option to view fan commentary from such a site.
- fantailAny of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
- fanlessHaving no fan.