: a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
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In 2012, the NFL was caught off guard, forced to pluck unqualified replacements, some of whom were fanboys of specific teams and another of whom was a competitor in the World Series of Poker.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
But Millender quickly turned into a fanboy.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Still, although not a billionaire himself, Kauffman is a fanboy.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The chance to get the scoop on the scandal straight from the mouth of the man who made it, as well as his living-the-dream experience of working alongside his hero, is enough to make this required viewing for anyone interested in hip-hop legacies and fanboy fantasies made manifest.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
But Millender quickly turned into a fanboy.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Still, although not a billionaire himself, Kauffman is a fanboy.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The chance to get the scoop on the scandal straight from the mouth of the man who made it, as well as his living-the-dream experience of working alongside his hero, is enough to make this required viewing for anyone interested in hip-hop legacies and fanboy fantasies made manifest.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Fanboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanboy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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