: a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
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But even a $3 million fanboy toy has its limitations.
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Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
The facade of the fanboy teen, is that completely fake or is that actually still a real part of him?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Embraced by both families and fanboys, the Sony film topped out at $190 million domestically, an unheard of multiple.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But without those other fan reactions bubbling ahead of its release allowing that more positive word of mouth to take over, the most ardent and dedicated fanboys wound up tuning it out completely.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
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Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
The facade of the fanboy teen, is that completely fake or is that actually still a real part of him?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Embraced by both families and fanboys, the Sony film topped out at $190 million domestically, an unheard of multiple.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
But without those other fan reactions bubbling ahead of its release allowing that more positive word of mouth to take over, the most ardent and dedicated fanboys wound up tuning it out completely.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Fanboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanboy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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