Geek culture going mainstream: "fanboy" now in the dictionary
jared
College Station, TX Icrontian
<p>This isn't the first time Merriam-Webster has showed us nerds a little love. Last December, they announced that "Woot" was their <a href="http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/12/woot-named-merr.html">2007 word of the year</a>. However, the "word of the year" award doesn't mean the selected word will actually end up in print. This time around they really went big.</p>
<p>Last week Merriam-Webster announced over <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080707/ap_on_re_us/new_dictionary_words_1">100 new entries</a> would be added to its new edition of the Collegiate Dictionary. Sure "dirty bomb", "malware", and "netroots" are all really great new words, but "fanboy" takes the cake.</p>
<p>Who would of known that the word <em>fanboy</em> has been around for almost a century?</p>
<blockquote>Fanboy (1919): boy who is an enthusiastic devotee, such as of comics or movies. </blockquote>
<div class="figure"><img src="/draco/images/news/2008/07/fanboy.jpg" alt="" /></div><p>What do you think should be next? My vote goes for "awesomesauce"!</p>
<p>Last week Merriam-Webster announced over <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080707/ap_on_re_us/new_dictionary_words_1">100 new entries</a> would be added to its new edition of the Collegiate Dictionary. Sure "dirty bomb", "malware", and "netroots" are all really great new words, but "fanboy" takes the cake.</p>
<p>Who would of known that the word <em>fanboy</em> has been around for almost a century?</p>
<blockquote>Fanboy (1919): boy who is an enthusiastic devotee, such as of comics or movies. </blockquote>
<div class="figure"><img src="/draco/images/news/2008/07/fanboy.jpg" alt="" /></div><p>What do you think should be next? My vote goes for "awesomesauce"!</p>
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