fair-weather fan | Idiomator

Meaning: (sports,idiomatic)A fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are performing well.2001October 19, Don Oldenburg, “We’ll Always Have Riggins: Tips for the Suffering Redskins Fan”, inThe Washington Post‎[1], Washington, D.C.:The Washington Post Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon1 July 2025:But, hey, don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those big-mouth,fair-weather fanswho sings "Hail to the Redskins" when they're winning and "To Hell With the Redskins" when they're not.2011January 14, Paul Johnson, “Falcons Have an Identity. It’s Called Winning.”, inThe New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon1 July 2025:We certainly have our share of loyal fans, but an even greater share offair-weather fans. We’re a busy city, and this may be part of the reason for the apathy. But Boston and New York are pretty busy, too, and while I’m sure they have theirfair-weather fans, they also have some of the oldest and most storied sports franchises in America and their fan bases are among the most loyal in the country.2015October 16,David Sax, “Confessions of a Bandwagon Fan”, inThe New Yorker‎[3], New York, N.Y.:Condé Nast Publications,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon5 August 2020:This last point speaks to a certain ignobility in bandwagon fandom, no doubt. But this is counterbalanced by the fact thatfair-weather fansprovide a necessary reserve of energy precisely when it’s needed most.

Examples:

EN: 'cause you're a fair-weather fan.
ES: Porque eres fanático del clima justo.
EN: So she was a fair-weather fan.
ES: Así que ella era fanática de los buenos tiempos.
ID: Jadi dia hanya menginginkan glamor?
EN: I'm anything but I fair-weather fan.
HI: में हूँ प्रीत जो बसटी हूँ सब में
EN: I don't know why you care, fair-weather fan.
ID: Entah kenapa kau peduli, penggemar tak setia.
EN: She is a fair-weather fan.
ID: Dia fan palsu.

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