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A male [[fan]], not necessarily juvenile. The term came into [[sf fandom]] from [[comics]] [[fringe fandom|fandom]]. '''''Fanboy''''' provided a needed counterpart to ''[[femmefans|femmefan]]'', once the numbers of men and women in [[fandom]] began to even out. ([[Speer]] actually tried “'''''he-fans''''',” but it didn’t take.) | A male [[fan]], not necessarily juvenile. The term came into [[sf fandom]] from [[comics]] [[fringe fandom|fandom]]. '''''Fanboy''''' provided a needed counterpart to ''[[femmefans|femmefan]]'', once the numbers of men and women in [[fandom]] began to even out. ([[Speer]] actually tried “'''''he-fans''''',” but it didn’t take.) | ||
| − | ''Fanboy'' does, however, imply a certain geekiness that the distaff term does not. Note that ''fanboy'' has been adopted into the [[mundane]] vocabulary with entirely this derogatory | + | ''Fanboy'' does, however, imply a certain geekiness that the distaff term does not. Note that ''fanboy'' has been adopted into the [[mundane]] vocabulary with entirely this derogatory sense. |
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Revision as of 14:37, 30 March 2021
A male fan, not necessarily juvenile. The term came into sf fandom from comics fandom. Fanboy provided a needed counterpart to femmefan, once the numbers of men and women in fandom began to even out. (Speer actually tried “he-fans,” but it didn’t take.)
Fanboy does, however, imply a certain geekiness that the distaff term does not. Note that fanboy has been adopted into the mundane vocabulary with entirely this derogatory sense.
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