fanboy

fanboy
Someone (normally male) who is utterly devoted to a single subject or hobby, often to the point where it is considered an obsession.

Apple fanboys have always devoted equal parts of their mind to genuine reasons to praise their chosen corporation, and to blindly ignoring its faults. — Tim Barribeau, The Sydney Morning Herald, December 10 2008.

See Also: fangirl

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