fanti

See also: Fanti and fántǐ

English

Etymology

Blend of fan +‎ anti (“a fan who objects to something on moral or sociopolitical grounds”).

Noun

fanti (plural fanpol or fantis)

1. (fandom slang, derogatory) One who moralises within a fandom space, especially over sexual content and shipping.
   • 2023 January 23, discourse catharsis (@lizcourserants), Twitter‎^[1]:

     Fantis condemn "problematic" ships & fanfic more often and with more vigor than they condemn harassment in fandom.

   • 2023 January 31, Alchemilla (@vitavillis), Twitter‎^[2]:

     I love toxic ships, but I was so turned off by the fantis that I visibly cringe whenever I see it

   • 2024 March 8, GODZILLA'S WIFE (@GojiraSpouse), Twitter‎^[3]:

     I’m just so sick of fantis acting like every proshipper only ships the most fxcked up nasty stuff when some of us don’t want to touch the extreme fictional stuff.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:fanti.

   Synonyms: anti, fancop, fandomentalist, fandom Frollo, fanpol, Frollo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfan.ti/
• Rhymes: -anti
• Hyphenation: fàn‧ti

Noun

fanti m

1. plural of fante

Anagrams

• finta, tanfi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfan.tiː/, [ˈfän̪t̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfan.ti/, [ˈfän̪t̪i]

Participle

fantī

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of fāns