Fanilton
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Fanilton (plural Faniltons)
- (fandom slang) A fan of the musical Hamilton.
- 2016 February 15, L. V. Anderson, “Watch the Cast of Hamilton Perform the Electrifying Opening Number—and Win a Grammy”, in Slate:
- […] but it was still a worthy introduction to a great show which surely turned many Grammy viewers into future Faniltons.
- 2016 March 15, John Bonazzo, “Celebrities Can’t Get Enough of Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’”, in Observer:
- Everyone from A-list actors to rap legends (and President Obama for good measure) has visited the Richard Rodgers Theatre, and luckily members of the show’s cast have documented these high profile “Faniltons” on their social media accounts.
- 2017, Nicole Lust, "The Hamilution of Hamilton: How A Little Musical That Could Managed to Change the Face of a Generation", paper submitted to the University of Maryland, page 16:
- By reaching the “Faniltons” in a way no other show has ever done before, Hamilton is changing the game again by heralding in a brand new era of audience engagement.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Fanilton.