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fan favorite

noun, adjective·Everydayinformal

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UK/ˌfæn ˈfeɪvərɪt/
US/ˌfæn ˈfeɪvərɪt/

Meanings

  1. nouncountableinformal

    A person, character, song or thing that is especially loved by the enthusiastic followers of a team, show or band.

    Grammar: It has a plural: the cast has several fan favorites.

    Patterns

    • a fan favorite among something
    • become a fan favorite

    The goalkeeper quickly became a fan favorite after saving two penalties.

    That song is always a fan favorite at their concerts.

    The quirky robot is a fan favorite among viewers.

  2. adjectivebefore a nouninformal

    Especially loved by the most devoted followers of something.

    Grammar: Used before a noun: a fan-favorite character.

    Patterns

    • a fan-favorite character

    He is a fan-favorite character who returns in every season.

    The restaurant's fan-favorite dessert sells out each day.

    They played their fan-favorite hits at the end of the show.

Word forms

pluralfan favorites

Common combinations

become a fan favorite
The rookie became a fan favorite within weeks.
a longtime fan favorite
The song is a longtime fan favorite.
a fan favorite among
The comedy is a fan favorite among teenagers.
fan-favorite character
The fan-favorite character returns in the finale.
a true fan favorite
She is a true fan favorite on the tour.

Synonyms and how they differ

crowd-pleaser
This describes something that delights audiences in general, not only a devoted core of followers.
favorite
This is simply something you like best, while fan favorite shows that a whole community loves it.
darling
This suggests being adored and protected, and is used more for people in the media.
cult favorite
This implies a smaller, devoted group that loves something less known to the public.

Opposites

flop

Word family

fan noun
a person who strongly admires something
favorite noun
the one liked best
favor verb
to prefer or support
fandom noun
a community of fans

Commonly confused: fan favorite or favorable?

fan favorite vs favorable

This means showing approval or being helpful, not being loved by fans.

Practice

The goalkeeper was released last year, but he remains a ____ at the stadium.

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