Fanilow

English

Etymology

Blend of fan +‎ Manilow.

Noun

Fanilow (plural Fanilows)

1. (fandom slang) A fan of American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow.
   • 2009, Megan McCafferty, Perfect Fifths, Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 35:

     “A fellow Fanilow!”
     “Look how young she is! A mini Maniloony!”

   • 2011, Elise Ballard, Epiphany: True Stories of Sudden Insight to Inspire, Encourage, and Transform, Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 233:

     I am a huge Fanilow and had the good fortune of meeting and spending a little time with Barry a few years ago.

   • 2011, Rick Garman, Las Vegas for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, →ISBN, page 248:

     You don't have to be one of the almost obsessive “Fanilows” to be totally won over by Barry Manilow's latest Vegas show at Paris Las Vegas.

Synonyms

• Maniloony

Anagrams

• Wolfian