"fan death" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-fan death.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fan death (uncountable)
  1. (South Korea) A form of death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room in which an electric fan is operating. Tags: South-Korea, uncountable Translations (death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room with an electric fan): 电风扇致死 (diànfēngshàn zhìsǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), tuuletinkuolema (Finnish), Ventilatortod [masculine] (German), 선풍기 사망설 (seonpunggi samangseol) (Korean), смерть от вентиля́тора (smertʹ ot ventiljátora) (Russian), muerte por ventilador [feminine] (Spanish), fläktdöden [rare] (Swedish)
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