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Fanboy Added To Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Ha-ha! I guess it was inevitable...

From SlashFilm:

- The word “Fanboy” is one of the hundred or so new words that Merriam-Webster has decided to add to their Collegiate Dictionary this year.

Apparently the first occurance of the word was in the year 1919. Who knew? Merriam-Webster ’s definition is: “a boy who is an enthusiastic devotee (as of comics or movies).”


Of course! Although no word on whether "fangirl" will follow eventually! Do I hear any cries of sexism??

:o)

SOURCE: FANBOY ADDED TO DICTIONARY

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