Jul 11 2008'Fanboy' Makes Merriam-Webster Dictionary
In word news, 'fanboy' has officially been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. That's the entry there in the picture. Weird they didn't mention anything about Apple or video games. Oh, and as you can see they claim the word dates back to 1919. Which I find a little hard to believe. In 1919 a fanboy was a kid you paid to wave a palm frond in your direction to stay cool, not somebody sitting outside an Apple store right now waiting for an iPhone. Oh well. In other word news, 'Geekologie' should be added to the dictionary. And no, not as the study of all things geek. Well, fine, that too -- but I was thinking something a little tougher.
Geekologie n, v (2008)
1. the study of all things geek
Dude, this college sucks, you can't even get a Geekologie degree.
2. to utterly destroy someone else and prove your dominance, similar to pwn
Suck it, sucker, I just beat your Bomberman high score. You got Geekologied!
3. to teabag a passed out roommate who forgot to take his shoes off
Quick, grab the video camera -- I'm gonna Geekologie Davey!
'Fanboy' makes Merriam-Webster's list of new English words [gamepro]
Thanks Julian, I'm putting you in charge of spearheading the petition.
Reader Comments
1. C - July 11, 2008 2:03 PM
How about fangirl?
2. Bob - July 11, 2008 2:23 PM
Girl's aren't a fan of anything besides cleaning the kitchen
3. Clinch - July 11, 2008 3:30 PM
They've messed up the definition a bit, it should be;
someone (not just boys) who is obsessed with something to the point of abandoning all logic and common sense when talking about the thing they are obsessed with.
Their definition just seems like a normal fan.
4. Momboelitist - July 11, 2008 3:46 PM
@2, not true!
Girls are fans of lots of things such as, bitching and moaning, trying to run men's lives, never being happy or satisfied, money, equating love with money, spending (using men) their man's money, divorcing men and taking all their money, ect....money.
Oh, and they also drive men to drink and violence.
5. Momboelitist - July 11, 2008 3:47 PM
Girls are also fans of never shutting the F#@K up.
6. Bob - July 11, 2008 4:14 PM
HAhahahaha momboelitist, can we be BFFs !??!
7. The Imaginary Reviewer - July 11, 2008 4:17 PM
They missed the part about fanboys never seeing any pussy in their lives, due having idiotic ideas about women. See comments 2,4 and 5.
8. Bob - July 11, 2008 5:46 PM
An amendment to the Fanboy definition is required,
- Must include lack of humor with respect to anything, especially on the internet, where mindless blabbing is sometimes construed as cold hard facts and feelings.
Re: #7
9. Cokeasian - July 12, 2008 4:20 AM
Yes, I agree with #3. The definition given is a little weak, to say the least. Maybe they didn't understand it themselves.
And #2, #4 and #5 - get over yourselves. If you think that you're only amongst boys here on Geekologie then you are sadly mistaken. It's not quite the boy's locker room experience you were doubtless hoping for. ;-)
10. hi2u - July 12, 2008 10:38 PM
"Fanboy" is indeed attested from 1919. Quoth the OED:
1919 Decatur (Illinois) Rev. 2 Oct. 6/2 It was a shock to the *fan boys when Cincinnati..beat the Chicago White Sox.