A dark day for the English language, as Merriam-Webster announce that "fanboy," along with over a hundred other new words, will be added to the next edition of its Collegiate Dictionary. Supposedly dating to 1919, "fanboy" will be defined as a "boy who is an enthusiastic devotee, such as of comics or movies." Sounds about right, if a bit watered-down.
Other new additions include food words such as "soju" and others reflecting contemporary concerns like "dirty bomb." The former seems primed to become a favorite Scrabble crutch when holding those hard-to-use J's.
[Yahoo! News via Joystiq]
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
"Fanboy" Enters Dictionary for the First Time
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