shook
Shook means shocked, shaken up or rattled. It can describe real fear, or, much more often in casual slang, being…
Intermediate
Tag: fandom
canon
In fandom, canon is what’s officially true in a story: the events, characters and facts confirmed by the original work…
Intermediate
anti-fan
An anti-fan is someone who actively campaigns against a celebrity or group, not just someone who doesn’t like them. Anti-fans…
Intermediate
bias wrecker
A bias wrecker is the member of a K-pop group who keeps tempting you away from your bias. Your bias…
Beginner
infodump
To infodump is to share a huge amount of information about something all at once, usually a topic you love.…
Beginner
fanon
Fanon is an idea about a story that fans widely accept as true even though the story never says it.…
Intermediate
OOMF
Oomf means “one of my followers” or “one of my friends.” People use it on social media to talk about…
Intermediate
husbando
A husbando is a fictional male character, usually from anime, manga or a video game, that a fan adores or…
Intermediate
waifu
A waifu is a fictional female character, usually from anime, manga or a video game, that a fan adores or…
Intermediate
ship
To ship two people is to want them to be in a relationship, whether they’re fictional characters, celebrities or your…
Beginner
fan cam
A fan cam is a video, usually shot by a fan, that follows one performer during a show. The term…
Beginner
stan
A stan is an extremely devoted fan, and to stan someone is to support them with that kind of intensity.…
Beginner