"fanboyish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fanboyish [comparative], most fanboyish [superlative]
Etymology: From fanboy + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fanboy|ish}} fanboy + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} fanboyish (comparative more fanboyish, superlative most fanboyish)
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fanboy. Categories (topical): Fandom Hypernyms: fannish Coordinate_terms: fangirlish
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