Fanboys

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of fanboy form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Acronym used to remember the coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. mnemonic, plural, plural-only

    "The risk is greater with subordinating conjunctions (see “Starting a Sentence with Because”), but the FANBOYS are sometimes considered guilty by association: […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of fanboy form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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fangirl

Example

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"FANBOYS is an acronym for the most common coordinating conjunctions in the English language."

Etymology

Acronym of For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

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