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<p>157.24.25.33: anorak link -&gt; anorak (slang)</p> <hr /> <div>'''Fanboy''' is a derogatory term used to describe someone who is utterly devoted to a [[hobby]] or a subject, to the point where it becomes an [[obsession]]. Fanboys are often experts on minor details regarding their hobbies, and they take these details extremely seriously. The stereotypical image often associated with ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans (or [[Trekkie]]s) can be used to describe a fanboy: a person (usually white) with little or no social life outside the circle of [[fandom|fan]]s he or she associates with.<br /> <br /> An alternate, more recent example of the fanboy is someone whose enthusiasms are shallow but broad, being directed at a whole art-form, activity, or [[genre]] (e.g. [[science fiction]] films and television shows) rather than one particular exemplar (e.g. ''Star Trek''). These sorts of fanboys stereotypically show an almost [[sycophant]]ic devotion to the creators and principles behind a work they are currently entralled by, but will quickly move their attention elsewhere once something better or just newer comes along. A good example of this is Harry Knowles and his associates at [[Ain't It Cool News]], whose particular focus is on [[film|movies]] in the [[action movie|action]], [[fantasy]], adventure and [[superhero]] genres.<br /> <br /> In video games, especially in fighting games, a fanboy is someone who appreciates a certain game almost exclusively because of its story and would tend to support those things that would improve the story, even at the expense of good gameplay. <br /> <br /> Because of its negative connotations, in [[fandom|fannish]] [[subculture]] the term ''fanboy'' is generally seen as derogatory. Nevertheless, self-labeling usages of the term have been noted; in the songs of the fannish parody musician [[Luke Ski]], many characters proudly consider themselves ''fanboys''.<br /> <br /> The female equivalent is sometimes called a ''fangirl'', but they tend to have less of a negative connotation attached due to the (perceived) tendency of women, especially younger women, to be more socially aware and concerned with their appearance than males, especially teenagers. In addition the energetic devotion of younger fangirls is sometimes seen as a normal attitude of a teenage girl.<br /> <br /> See also: [[addiction]]; [[otaku]]; [[anorak (slang)|anorak]].<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> The letter sequence &quot;FANBOYS&quot; is also a [[mnemonic]] for the words ''for'', ''and'', ''nor'', ''but'', ''or'', ''yet'', and ''so''. These words are [[coordinating conjuction]]s, which are used to join two [[independent clause]]s. It is customary to place a [[comma (punctuation)|comma]] after the first clause. Some [[prescriptive]] grammarians say that one should not start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction. But others don't. (See [[English grammar]].)<br /> <br /> == External link ==<br /> <br /> * Explanation of the use of coordinating conjunctions from the [[New Mexico State University|NMSU]] Writing Center: http://www.nmsu.edu/~english/wc/wccocunj.html</div>

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