fanwank noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •(slang, disapproving) Explanations invented by fans (of a film franchise, television series, etc.) to gloss over mistakes in continuity. •(slang) Elements added to a television program or similar entertainment that appeal to avid fans but are of little interest to outsiders.Fan-producers seem to have integrated 'fanwank' into the new series, but not in a way that reproduces the show's 1980s history, or alienates non-fans. — 2010 verb1 •(slang) Of fans, to invent explanations to gloss over mistakes in continuity.I cannot be fanwanked past the point that Chewie and Leia not acknowledging each other as he got off the Falcon was a fairly large mistake. — 2016 formsfanwanked · fanwanking · fanwanks
