fanboys

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7

Definition of fanboys

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of fanboy
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of fanboy
  2. (mnemonic, plural, plural-only)Acronym used to remember the coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
    “The risk is greater with subordinating conjunctions (see “Starting a Sentence with Because”), but the FANBOYS are sometimes considered guilty by association: […]”
    “These FANBOYS help create compound sentences, and when they serve this role, a comma comes before their use.”
    “Avoid putting a comma immediately after any of the FANBOYS.”

verb

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

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Etymology

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

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