fan mail

noun

: fan letters

Examples of fan mail in a Sentence

The band gets a lot of fan mail.
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In the mid-1980s, Martin Scorsese got an intriguing piece of fan mail from someone more typically on the receiving end of such letters, movie star Paul Newman. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 The players received fan mail worthy of pop stars, while a song called Allez les Verts, opportunistically penned by singer-songwriter Jacques Monty, sold four million copies and stayed at number one in France for a month. — Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 June 2026 At first, answering fan mail was a way to help keep Kaufman on a positive path after committing herself to sobriety. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 The reward came when fan mail from Israel started flowing in. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026 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 19 Aug. 2026.

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