Every day I get a promotional email from Word Genius, a vocabulary website. Most days I take a quick look at the title and just move on, but this week one of the words was one I was unfamiliar with.
Infracaninophile.
I’d never heard of that word before. So I clicked and found out I am one. You might be too!
The definition from Word Genius is a perfect description of life as a Detroit Lions fan.
Infracaninophile – One who loves and roots for underdogs (competitors at a disadvantage)
While its usage — obviously uncommon as it might be — generally leans more in a socioeconomic context, it definitely works for sports too. The Detroit Lions are perennial underdogs in the NFL.
So on the off chance someone calls you an infracaninophile for rooting for the Detroit Lions, be proud. It’s not an insult. It’s more of a validating condition of being a Lions fan.
