Fan vs Phan - What's the difference?
fan | phan |
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
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A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.
To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
* 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
To slap (a behind, especially).
* 1934 , edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 148:
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To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
An admirer or aficionado, especially of a sport or performer; someone who is fond of something or someone; an admirer.
(label) A fan of the American rock band (Phish).
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As nouns the difference between fan and phan
is that fan is while phan is (phan).fan
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan .
- Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Derived terms
* ceiling fan * cooling fan * desk fan * exhaust fan * extractor fan * fan belt * fan dance * fan death * hit the fan * pedestal fan * wall fanVerb
(fann)- We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind. .
- Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking.
Derived terms
* fannerEtymology 2
Shortened from (fanatic).Noun
(en-noun)- I am a big fan of libraries.
See also
* fanneAnagrams
* * ----phan
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Alternative forms
* phanNoun
(en noun)Eclectic crowd catches Phish", The Washington Times , 23 September 2000:
- Phish "phans " compile set lists, take notes on performances and tape-record everything from a section designated for them at each show.
Wanna try the meaning of life?", Oakland Tribune , 9 July 2006:
- But none were as crazy as this one -- when Phish's tie-dyed "Phans " danced in the aisles, sang along to the music and generally created a scene that recalled the Grateful Dead's glory daze.
Review: Phish closes SF stand on legendary note", Contra Costa Times , 20 August 2012:
- It was the type of evening -- an entirely mesmerizing and moving two-set concert filled with superb musicianship and incredible improvisation -- that made the undying devotion of the "phans " seem quite logical.