Definitions

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  • noun An extremely dedicated fan

Etymologies

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super- +‎ fan

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Examples

  • The superfan was the only spectator at a game in North Acton.

    TheFA.com | Home 2010

  • In another effort to keep the buzz going for the YouTube hit, a yet-to-be-named "superfan" will get to debut the commercial on his or her own social network page or feed, sometime before Super Bowl Sunday.

    Old Spice Guy Round Three: 2011 Commercials Set To Begin The Huffington Post/AP 2011

  • In another effort to keep the buzz going for the YouTube hit, a yet-to-be-named "superfan" will get to debut the commercial on his or her own social network page or feed, sometime before Super Bowl Sunday.

    Old Spice Guy Round Three: 2011 Commercials Set To Begin The Huffington Post/AP 2011

  • A "superfan" is what the company calls people who eat fast-food nine or 10 times per month.

    Burger King Remembers That Females Exist, Eat Food - The Consumerist 2010

  • A big, imposing redhead with energy to burn, Hughes is a traveling "superfan," paid by team owners to whip the crowd into a frenzy, create some fun, and generally manufacture team spirit for the locals.

    Daimnation!: Paid to cheer 2008

  • In another effort to keep the buzz going for the YouTube hit, a yet-to-be-named "superfan"

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • In another effort to keep the buzz going for the YouTube hit, a yet-to-be-named "superfan"

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Many of them, in an effort to maintain sales, are trying to cater to what they call the "superfan," a dedicated follower of

    NYT > Technology 2010

  • GKIDS was aided by a "superfan," Jamie Bolio, an animator who had fallen in love with the film at Edinburgh.

    Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation amid 2010

  • Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say I'm some kind of superfan and those that don't have that outlook are any less of a fan, it's just that I personally don't mind those types of conditions for 3-4 hours.

    Roll 'Bama Roll 2010

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