Talk:fan
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Rfv-sense: Hong Kong sense, same as above and below. Mglovesfun (talk) 12:16, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
- It appears in Hong Kong legislation, and is referenced in the entry. 76.66.193.224 07:22, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
- RFV-failed, sense removed. It may be re-added with citations. — Beobach 00:32, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Etymology for baseball verb sense? edit
Jonathon Green's Newspeak (1984) suggests it is because the batter "fans his bat ineffectually at the passing ball". Equinox ◑ 22:21, 2 June 2022 (UTC)