fanbrat

English

Etymology

fan +‎ brat

Noun

fanbrat (plural fanbrats)

1. (fandom slang, derogatory) An immature, obnoxious fan.
   • 1994 December 8, Rodney Payne, “Re: Female Superheroes Superpowers”, in rec.arts.comics.misc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Normally I imagine fanbrats like heroes who `kick ass'.

   • 2006 March 24, anne.elisa, “Re: Random thoughts on the Utena musical...”, in alt.fan.utena‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I can understand fleeing the "fanbrats" that very popular animes can attract, but in a show like Utena, I don't quite see the point.

   • 2014, Simon Spurrier, Elite: Nemorensis‎^[3], Gollancz, →ISBN:

     The fanbrats who'd invariably mobbed him backstage at the height of his fame, […]