Fanum Tax
Playfully taking some of another person's food, usually without asking first.
“He took three fries and called it the Fanum tax.”
Fanum Tax usually refers to playfully taking a bite or portion of someone else's food. It can also be used jokingly for taking another item or reducing someone's share of something.
The phrase began as a 2022 comedy bit by streamer Fanum, who would take food from friends and call the portion a tax. It spread widely during 2023 through streams, short videos, memes, and parody songs.
Fanum tax
The playful portion of food or another item that someone takes from somebody else.
Fanum taxed
A joking way to say that food or another possession was partially taken.
Fanum tax evasion
A joke about preventing someone from taking the expected bite or portion.
Is Fanum Tax a real tax?
No. It is an internet joke based on taking a small portion of someone else's food.
Does Fanum Tax only apply to food?
Food is the original and most common meaning, but people sometimes extend the joke to other items or situations.
Who is Fanum?
Fanum is an online streamer and content creator whose food-stealing comedy bit inspired the phrase.