Lolfan

Quick meaning: Lolfan is a noun meaning (fandom slang) A fan whose appreciation of something (generally a book, movie, or television show) is mainly ironic.

Meaning

(fandom slang) A fan whose appreciation of something (generally a book, movie, or television show) is mainly ironic.

Example Sentences

Lurking on the periphery of the Twilight fandom are the lolfans.

Typically, this participatory practice is associated with 'lolfans': those who engage with a media product with the purpose of mocking it in forms of satirical humour (Klink, 2010, p. 23).

Macros and other explicitly humorous productions form a major part of the site, with ‘lolfans’ (the term Klink uses for people who read the books solely for the purpose of snarking on them) contributing many of the texts.

Word Forms

• lolfans

Synonyms for lolfan

Depending on context, synonyms include anti-fan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include litfan, fakefan, fanboy, humorfic, fake fan, faan.

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