fandemonium

English

Etymology

Blend of fan +‎ pandemonium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fændəˈməʊni.əm/
  • Rhymes: -əʊniəm

Noun

fandemonium (uncountable)

  1. Furor caused by or involving fans.
    • 1997, Jill Matthews, Hanson: Mmmbop to the Top, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 29:
      From their earliest days playing local Tulsa gigs, the boys inspired fandemonium.
    • 2002, Lucy O'Brien, She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul, Continuum, →ISBN, page 72:
      Three light-skinned, street-tough New York black girls, sisters Veronica (Ronnie) and Estelle Bennett and cousin Nedra Talley, they were the first female superstars of rock 'n' roll, touring with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, causing fandemonium wherever they performed.
    • 2013, Anders Sorman-Nilsson, Digilogue: How to Win the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts of Tomorrow's Customer‎, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
      The crowds of geeks, tech writers and Apple observers received it with love, whoops and fandemonium.
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