No Fun City
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English
Etymology
Reportedly coined in 2000 by an organiser of Vancouver's annual Symphony of Fire fireworks exhibition (now known as the Celebration of Light), who was upset over a tobacco company being prevented from sponsoring the event. Strict liquor licensing laws have also been pointed to as the source of the nickname, as has an incident in which police advised people to avoid a New Year's celebration, fearing violence. Further popularized in 2010 via a feature documentary called No Fun City about the struggles faced by Vancouver music venues, directed by Melissa James and Kate Kroll.
Proper noun
No Fun City
- (informal, usually derogatory) The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- 2002, Elizabeth Nolan, "Vancouver's Underground Stars Light up the Night", The Nerve, Volume 3, Number 3, May/June 2002, page 4:
- Where did this wealth of visual expression come from, and how did it blossom in No Fun City, of all places?
- 2015 February 27, Patrick Johnston, “Rugby notebook: ‘Fandamonium’ the word of the day at Canada Sevens announcement, Olympic qualifying and more”, in The Province:
- The Winter Olympics brought people out on the street and showed that even in No Fun City, we could find ourselves having endless fun.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:No Fun City.
- 2002, Elizabeth Nolan, "Vancouver's Underground Stars Light up the Night", The Nerve, Volume 3, Number 3, May/June 2002, page 4:
References
- ^ Tom Charity & Fiona Morrow, Time Out Vancouver, Time Out (2006), →ISBN
- ^ Tom Jordan, Vancouver, Explorer Publishing (2008), →ISBN, page 30
- ^ Mark Hume, "Vancouver's 4 a.m. bars create havoc for police", The Globe and Mail, 8 November 2006
- ^ Rachel Mendelson, Keeping a lid on fun in Vancouver, Maclean's, Aug 27, 2009
Further reading
Nicknames of Vancouver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
