Fanboy Makes it in the Dictionary

The Merriam Webster dictionary has now included a word very familiar with gamers.  “Fanboy” is now among the pages of the dictionary.  Who would have thought all the whining fanboys of gaming forums and blogs would get their title in the dictionary.

There is one peculiar aspect of the entry of fanboy in the dictionary.  Apparently the word was discovered in 1919.  They must have been using the term after the end of World War I to continue their fight with each other, only in verbal context.

fanboy
Pronunciation: \ˈfan-ˌbȯi\
Function: noun
Date: 1919
: a boy who is an enthusiastic devotee (as of comics or movies)

I can picture it now,

I William Douglas III, citizen of the United States, in the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, do hereby declare that Wolgang Schorner of the country of Germany, in the city of Berlin to be a fanboy.

July 11, 2008 at 10:19 am | Misc | No Comments