'Fanboy' makes Merriam-Webster's list of new English words

CmdrTulkas · #1 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Thanks to the new Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the word fanboy is now officially a member of the English language.

Here's the official definition, as found in the Collegiate Dictionary, along with the year when Merriam-Webster first saw its unofficial usage. You'll never guess how old it is!

"Fanboy n. (1919): [a] boy who is an enthusiastic devotee, such as of comics or movies." Or video game consoles, *cough, cough*

Links
'Fanboy' makes Merriam-Webster's list of new English words | Domestic News | GamePro.com
Merriam-Webster unveils new dictionary words - Yahoo! News (has a bunch of the new words...)

Craig · #2 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 08:52 PM

nice! now if we could just get l33t and nub in there, gamers worldwide would know our little niche has arrived

bacon_x · #3 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 10:47 PM

man i dont even read the dictionary anymore since the quality of words fell so far

o wait i never read the dictionary

MajorMalfunction · #4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 11:03 PM

Only English fanboys use a dictionary.

Fischig · #5 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 11:05 PM

I see what you did there

Kage · #6 (**permalink**) 07-13-2008, 11:15 PM

Duh, Wikipedia ftw.

Comics - Explosm.net