Fanboy (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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> Thanks for this. Very interesting.
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> Though I disagree with the notion that we "professional
> etymologists" "blew it" simply because the 1919 example
> doesn't have the same nuances as the modern one, because the
> definition makes this clear. Hrmph.
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED
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And a well-written comment by Jack

http://technologizer.com/2010/05/17/fanboy/#comment-45080

makes the point very well
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