Not very important question

[cdybedahl]

Just about when did the word "fangirl" become a verb?

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[altariel.livejournal.com]

Definitely throughout most (all?) the time I've been around Tolkien fandom (as in "fangirling Orli"). So certainly from when the LotR films first started coming out. Can't say anything about HP fandom though, and that's where everything seems to come from these days.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I was about to say precisely the same thing. Lord of the Rings. Fangirling comes from the Bloom-Effect, and the Hobbit-Syndrome.

I think lotR was when fandom and fangirling first becamse really mass market stuff.

[jlms.livejournal.com]

Never heard it as a verb. What does it mean, exactly?

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

::looks around guiltily::

Quite some time ago, actually. Certainly the entire time I've been on LJ (2.5 years).

[hanspersson.livejournal.com]

*cough* Did it ever?

OK, so I'm not exactly with the times...

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

Er, no. Haven't you seen old news footage about Beatles fans back in the '60s? The phenomenon was very much there.

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

Call me an old fart if you wish, but to me 2.5 years ago qualifies as "recently"...

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

To behave in the fashion of a stereotypical overenthusiastic fan for a (usually) short period of time. The specific use that made me think about the word was a discussion about the Doctor Who episode "The Girl in the Fireplace", where somebody said that the Doctor briefly fangirls Reinette when he realises who she is.

[hanspersson.livejournal.com]

2.5 years is practically yesterday!