Meaning & use
fan favorites
Last updated
“fan favorites” is a form of “fan favorite”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nounpluralinformal
People, songs, shows or items that a group of supporters like most, often more than critics or officials do.
Grammar: Plural of fan favorite: one fan favorite, many fan favorites.
Patterns
- fan favorites from something
The band closed the show with a set of fan favorites.
The restaurant keeps its fan favorites on the menu all year.
Several fan favorites returned for the final season.
Common combinations
- play fan favorites
- The singer played fan favorites all night.
- a mix of fan favorites
- The album is a mix of fan favorites and new songs.
- return as fan favorites
- The characters returned as fan favorites.
- among the fan favorites
- This dish is among the fan favorites.
Synonyms and how they differ
- crowd-pleasers
- This stresses that something wins applause, while fan favorites stresses long-term devotion.
- hits
- This suggests wide popularity, not only among devoted supporters.
- classics
- This suggests lasting quality, which fan favorites do not always have.
Word family
- fan favorite noun
- the singular form
- fan noun
- an enthusiastic supporter
- favorite adjective
- liked best
Commonly confused: fan favorites or favorites?
fan favorites vs favorites
Plain favorites are what one person likes best; fan favorites are what a whole group of supporters like best.
Practice
The band ended its concert with a medley of ___ that the audience sang along to.
Choose one answer.
Songs that supporters love are fan favorites. The other fan compounds are not songs.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “fan favorites”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.