fan favorite
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- noun
- /fæn ˈfeɪvərɪt/
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favorito de los fans
- Next question is from Daniel Brees, a fan favorite in the House.
- became a fan favorite
- quickly became a fan favorite
- huge fan favorite
This is Startalk Cosmic Queries edition which is becoming quite the fan favorite.
- This is Startalk Cosmic Queries edition which is becoming quite the fan favorite.
- You're one of our first famous fans, and then now you're a fan favorite.
- And then what ended up being a fan favorite, proofreader favorite.
Examples
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But from our fans, this is unquestionably the fan favorite for best game of all time.
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So this next category is our fan favorite, most viewed of the bonus content.
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The following year, he started acting on the show and quickly became a fan favorite.
Academic text (2009) -
I have no idea how his name even came up, let alone how it ever became the fan favorite for so long.
Blog text (9) -
Guys, it's time to get to our fan favorite, the audio round.
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Then it hit theaters and, well, this 2008 release will just have to settle for slowly becoming a fan favorite.
Blog text (25) -
And one of their fan favorite characters is Squirrel Girl.
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Lutzenkirchen, already a fan favorite, went into legendary status with that dramatic catch.
Blog text (16) -
Johnson, a 6-foot-8-inch forward from St. Louis, has become a fan favorite for his relentless style of play.
Blog text (12) -
Luke Collins is a fan favorite among the audience for his incredible performances.
Synonyms
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1.0
Liked or admired by many people
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1.0
A person or thing you like more than others
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3.5
A person or thing that most people in a group like more than others
Most liked thing of its kind used before a noun
Liked most by someone
How Popular
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person or thing especially popular among fans' is directly derivable from combining 'fan' (avid admirer) with 'favorite' (especially liked) — essentially 'the favorite of fans'. This is a transparent noun+noun compounding pattern common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase fan favorite may come from the image of a crowd of fans at a game or show who cheer, clap, or vote for one person or thing. Because the crowd gives extra support, that person becomes the group's favorite, so today the phrase means 'especially popular among fans'.