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Fanboy is now a real word, OK to call people it

Submitted by The Game on Tuesday, 8 July 2008One Comment

“Fanboy” is just one of over 100 words to be added to the Miriam-Webster Dictionary this year. They specifically have it defined as “boy who is an enthusiastic devotee, such as of comics or movies.” Thankfully, the more derogatory “fanboi” is nowhere to be seen.

Other words added this year that I use on a regular basis: “Texas Hold ‘Em” (defined as The Cadillac of Poker… not really), “Webinar” (a part of my job is working on these), “Edamame” (delicious), “Dwarf Planet” (not a planet of Dwarves), and “Pescatarian” (though I’ll probably stick with “Vegetarian who eats some fish.”)

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TheGame is Dave Chalker, a lifelong gamer, Master of Arts in Publications Design, and son of Jack L. Chalker. Dave is the Editor-in-Chief of Critical Hits and Executive Director of the RPG Bloggers Network. He is the envy of geeks everywhere because he's dating e, the Geek's Dream Girl. (Email Dave or follow him on Twitter).

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