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- noun A person who is not an
admirer oraficionado of a particular event or sport.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The average nonfan is appalled by the alleged exploits of athletes like Ben Roethlisberger or Tiger Woods.
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I don't mean to sound alarmist, and please don't mistake me for a nonfan.
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One nonfan--Viacom boss Sumner Redstone, who publicly cut his movie company's ties to Cruise this summer.
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But count Representative Don Young of Alaska as a nonfan.
NYT > Home Page By JENNIFER STEINHAUER 2012
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If there's anything that sets the band apart for a nonfan it's Vedder's voice, an anguished, earthy growl that's been much imitated
Slate Magazine Dana Stevens 2011
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No matter what other teams are on NDSU's schedule, no team generates more fan and nonfan interest among Bison fans than UND.
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No matter what other teams are on NDSU's schedule, no team generates more fan and nonfan interest among Bison fans than UND.
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But there's a kind of creeping inevitability to jukebox musicals that can grate on the nerves of the nonfan.
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"She's out of her mind and certifiable," Bethenny said about her No. 1 nonfan.
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No matter what other teams are on NDSU's schedule, no team generates more fan and nonfan interest among Bison fans than UND.
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