"fandub" meaning in English

See fandub in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfændʌb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fandub.wav [US] Forms: fandubs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of fan + dub. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fan|dub}} Blend of fan + dub Head templates: {{en-noun}} fandub (plural fandubs)
  1. A foreign language film or television show that has been dubbed into the local language by fans, amateurs or enthusiasts rather than by professional actors and actresses. Translations (Translations): فاندوب (fāndūb) [masculine] (Arabic), फ़ैनडब (fainḍab) [masculine] (Hindi), ファンタブ (fandabu) (Japanese), ファンによる吹き替え (fan ni yoru fukikae) (Japanese), fandub [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fandub-en-noun-RRVeqGWb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Film Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 12 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 10 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 10 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 9 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 57 14 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 58 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 61 7 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 15 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 60 10 30 Disambiguation of Film: 53 47 0 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 89 11
  2. (US, anime) An anime title that has been dubbed by fans. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-fandub-en-noun-mgETrAFn Categories (other): American English, Japanese fiction, English blends, Pages with 2 entries, Film Disambiguation of English blends: 29 40 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 10 40 Disambiguation of Film: 53 47 0 Topics: anime, broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fandubbing

Verb

IPA: /ˈfændʌb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fandub.wav [US] Forms: fandubs [present, singular, third-person], fandubbing [participle, present], fandubbed [participle, past], fandubbed [past]
Etymology: Blend of fan + dub. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fan|dub}} Blend of fan + dub Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} fandub (third-person singular simple present fandubs, present participle fandubbing, simple past and past participle fandubbed)
  1. (transitive) To overdub (a video) as a fan activity, translating the foreign language into the local language. Tags: transitive Derived forms: fandubber Related terms: fanslation, fansub Coordinate_terms: scanlation, scanlate
    Sense id: en-fandub-en-verb-cigNxJVR Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Fandom, Translation studies Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 10 40 Disambiguation of Fandom: 35 16 49 Disambiguation of Translation studies: 0 0 100

Inflected forms

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