fan mail

noun

Examples of fan mail in a Sentence

The band gets a lot of fan mail.
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By the time he was born, Edwards had stepped away from acting to manage the family home and Griffith’s fan mail. Julie Tremaine, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025 With every remaining survivor who has been in Joe’s orbit alive, the only salve for his loneliness is disturbing fan mail. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025 Even Clark Gable wasn’t getting that much fan mail. Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025 Read more Is Luigi Mangione getting fan mail in jail? Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fan mail

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fan mail was in 1924

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“Fan mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20mail. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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