Fanboy

Updated: 02/06/2025 by Computer Hope
Sports fan with blue and white painted face

Sometimes spelled fanboi, a fanboy describes someone overly obsessed with a company, product, or service. For example, an Apple or Microsoft fanboy may criticize another company's competing product or service while having little knowledge about what they're criticizing.

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Computer slang, Fan, Fanboy fee, Follower, Geek, Nerd, Slang, Supporter, Troll