Fancam

Quick meaning: Fancam is a noun meaning (by extension) An edit which incorporates fancams.

Meaning

(by extension) An edit which incorporates fancams.

More Meanings

1. (fandom slang) An edit, such as an AMV, which features clips from a piece of media, generally surrounding a single character.
2. (chiefly South Korean idol fandom) Amateur film footage of a celebrity taken unofficially by a fan.

Example Sentences

EXID's Hani has made a splash with her fancam in 2014 and is now regarded as one of the hottest female idol stars.

A smorgasbord of extras enable the Beastie fiend to view the concert from other, remote-controlled cameras and jump in and out of different fancams, even accompanying one concertgoer on a trip to the bog.

He didn't seem tired when he was onstage, but Jin-woo had seen a number of backstage videos and some candid shots, not to mention fancams following Ki-tae everywhere, where Ki-tae just looked exhausted. Did Vampires get exhausted?

In addition to the live coverage on TV, YouTube, and various news and entertainment websites, countless short clips edited for maximum virality have circulated on Instagram and TikTok — “fancams,” in social media parlance, featuring forensic analyses of Mr. Depp’s and Ms. Heard’s trial attire, and courtroom exchanges that have been described as “SAVAGE.”

Word Forms

• fancams

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fancast, fanservice, fanvid, fanmeeting, fansign, fanstuff.

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