'Fanboy' enters MW dictionary - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 8th Jul 2008, 12:54

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...w-dictionary/1

The Merriam-Webster dictionary has just been updated with another 100 new words, including some from the world of videogames.

Risky · 8th Jul 2008, 13:07

That is a very scary picture. Should we not be warned before we click on the story?

Timmy_the_tortoise · 8th Jul 2008, 13:08

Quite literally the worst swimsuit ever made.

Silver51 · 8th Jul 2008, 13:12

I was eating my lunch. Don't think I want it any more.

liratheal · 8th Jul 2008, 13:16

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Originally Posted by Silver51

I was eating my lunch. Don't think I want it any more.

What was it?

Having seen GWAR live, fat people in stupid clothes fail to remove my appetite, and I forgot my lunch today >.>

Bauul · 8th Jul 2008, 13:26

What's going through that guy's head as that photo is taken?

It looks like he's half proud, half scared, and half bad at maths.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 8th Jul 2008, 13:41

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Originally Posted by Bauul

What's going through that guy's head as that photo is taken?

It looks like he's half proud, half scared, and half bad at maths.

He's anxious for this shoot to be the final step in his (hopefully successful) courtship/seduction of Steve Jobs.

DXR_13KE · 8th Jul 2008, 13:52

i actually googled for it.... it was a bad decision...

p3n · 8th Jul 2008, 14:00

what about soulja boy?

Timmy_the_tortoise · 8th Jul 2008, 14:03

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Originally Posted by p3n

what about soulja boy?

Throw some Ds on that bitch, and then superman that hoe!

What about him?

Silver51 · 8th Jul 2008, 14:09

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Originally Posted by liratheal

What was it?

Ham sandwich.

Flibblebot · 8th Jul 2008, 14:14

Was there an apple in your lunchbox too...?

Scary pic (I was to scared to google for the original), but interested (in a truly nerdy way) to find that fanboy dates that far back.
Of course, you realise that above is the only acceptable occurrence for "fanboy" and "date" to appear in the same sentence?

Timmy_the_tortoise · 8th Jul 2008, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Flibblebot

Was there an apple in your lunchbox too...?

Scary pic (I was to scared to google for the original), but interested (in a truly nerdy way) to find that fanboy dates that far back.
Of course, you realise that above is the only acceptable occurrence for "fanboy" and "date" to appear in the same sentence?

What about "The date of the great fanboy massacre was 21st December 2012"?

ChaosDefinesOrder · 8th Jul 2008, 14:17

"a word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said"

This would be something that annoys me a times, people saying "should of..." instead of "should have..." The "of" being a mishearing of the 've shortening of have. (Should have -> Should've -> Should of)

The use of w00t won't decline for a long time yet, it's taken a similar status as "cool"

Silver51 · 8th Jul 2008, 14:35

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Originally Posted by Flibblebot

Was there an apple in your lunchbox too...?

No, but there was a fruit cup and a couple of Tracker bars.

Darkedge · 8th Jul 2008, 14:37

w00t does NOT deserve to be in the dictionary as its not even a word by anyones description - fanboy however makes perfect sense. Oh but of course it's American mirriam-webster 'dictionary' so it's not even spelling things correctly

MrMonroe · 8th Jul 2008, 14:50

They got the definition of malware wrong somehow. It doesn't need to be designed specifically to mess up the system, it can do that as a side effect of delivering you stupid ads as well.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 8th Jul 2008, 14:54

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Originally Posted by Darkedge

w00t does NOT deserve to be in the dictionary as its not even a word by anyones description - fanboy however makes perfect sense. Oh but of course it's American mirriam-webster 'dictionary' so it's not even spelling things correctly

You know, before Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language" in 1755.. there were no "spellings".. Standardization was aided by the dictionary's release.. but it really doesn't matter.

Colt 45 J · 8th Jul 2008, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkedge

w00t does NOT deserve to be in the dictionary as its not even a word by anyones description - fanboy however makes perfect sense. Oh but of course it's American mirriam-webster 'dictionary' so it's not even spelling things correctly

Appears you can't spell correctly either

its Merriam-Webster not mirriam-webster...

mondegreen... I will totally use that word now in daily conversation..

Colt 45 J · 8th Jul 2008, 17:20

:/ I cant edit, so to add to my previous post, I agree w00t is not a word...

8th Jul 2008, 12:54	#1
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ChaosDefinesOrder Vapourmodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 363	"a word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said" This would be something that annoys me a times, people saying "should of..." instead of "should have..." The "of" being a mishearing of the 've shortening of have. (Should have -> Should've -> Should of) The use of w00t won't decline for a long time yet, it's taken a similar status as "cool" __________________ Current setup: Hiper Osiris \| Core i7 920 (Cooled by Noctua NH-U12P) \| Foxconn Renaissance \| 2x GTX280 \| Cooler Master UCP \| Corsair Dominator 3GB (soon to be 9GB) \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Vista Home Premium x64 \| OS Drive: WD Velociraptor 300GB. Storage: 1x 160GB, 1x 250GB, 1x 300GB, 1x500GB (incremental additions over the years! All Maxtor) \| Monitor: Dell 2709W

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Darkedge Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 334	w00t does NOT deserve to be in the dictionary as its not even a word by anyones description - fanboy however makes perfect sense. Oh but of course it's American mirriam-webster 'dictionary' so it's not even spelling things correctly

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Colt 45 J Aye Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SD, USA Posts: 60	:/ I cant edit, so to add to my previous post, I agree w00t is not a word...