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English
Etymology
From con + goer.
Noun
congoer (plural congoers)
- (fandom slang) An attendee at a convention.
1960 February, Profanity, number 7, page 33:'Tis more than likely, were fen to know their work on behalf of the con-goer was appreciated, there might not be so much in evidence the reluctance to take on the duties of a committee.
1986 Autumn, Richard Brandt, Light in the Bushel, number 2, page 1:I was riding up in one of the Hilton's elevators, and one of the yuppies taking his date up to the top-floor restaurant instigated the standard congoer-to-mundane conversation, asking what kind of event all these oddballs were partaking in.
1994, Joseph L. Sanders, Science Fiction Fandom, →ISBN, page 120:Con committees attempt to get public money rather than be funded out of the congoer's pocket.
References
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “congoer”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 26–27.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “congoer n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.