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- [fan meyl]
- /fæn meɪl/
- /fæn meɪl/
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- [fan meyl]
- /fæn meɪl/
Definitions of fan mail words
- noun fan mail fan letters collectively. 1
- uncountable noun fan mail Fan mail is mail that is sent to a famous person by their fans. 0
- noun fan mail mail sent to a famous person, such as a pop musician or film star, by admirers 0
- noun fan mail letters, esp. of praise or adulation from strangers, received by a prominent or well-known person 0
- noun fan mail Mail sent to a public figure by their fans. 0
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Origin of fan mail
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fan mail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fan mail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fan mail usage trend in Literature
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