See FoLC on Wiktionary
{ "etymology_text": "Acronym of fan of Lois & Clark, seemingly chosen as a homophone of folk.", "forms": [ { "form": "FoLCs", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "+" }, "expansion": "FoLC (plural FoLCs)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with 1 entry", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with entries", "parents": [], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Fans (people)", "orig": "en:Fans (people)", "parents": [ "Fandom", "People", "Culture", "Human", "Society", "All topics", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w" }, { "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Superman", "orig": "en:Superman", "parents": [ "DC Comics", "Fictional characters", "American fiction", "Comics", "Fiction", "United States", "Literature", "Artistic works", "North America", "Culture", "Entertainment", "Writing", "Art", "America", "Society", "Human behaviour", "Language", "Earth", "All topics", "Human", "Communication", "Nature", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1996 March 12, Cheryl Moore, “Tonight's Episode (3/10)”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):", "text": "First of all I am a loyal FOLC and will be until it is canceled.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1997 March 10, moulds clinton, “Re: Lois and Clarks mumbles? No. Fumbles.”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):", "text": "Hey, if every FOLC out there does the same maybe interest in the show will return.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1998 October 27, Mandy Crustner, “New Lois and Clark Mailing List”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):", "text": "This is just a new way to get to know some more FoLCs!", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "A fan of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." ], "id": "en-FoLC-en-noun-kOrJvPd9", "links": [ [ "fandom", "fandom" ], [ "slang", "slang" ], [ "fan", "fan" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(fandom slang) A fan of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "FOLC" } ], "tags": [ "slang" ], "topics": [ "lifestyle" ] } ], "word": "FoLC" }
{ "etymology_text": "Acronym of fan of Lois & Clark, seemingly chosen as a homophone of folk.", "forms": [ { "form": "FoLCs", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "+" }, "expansion": "FoLC (plural FoLCs)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English acronyms", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English fandom slang", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English terms with quotations", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries", "en:Fans (people)", "en:Superman" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1996 March 12, Cheryl Moore, “Tonight's Episode (3/10)”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):", "text": "First of all I am a loyal FOLC and will be until it is canceled.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1997 March 10, moulds clinton, “Re: Lois and Clarks mumbles? No. Fumbles.”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):", "text": "Hey, if every FOLC out there does the same maybe interest in the show will return.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1998 October 27, Mandy Crustner, “New Lois and Clark Mailing List”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):", "text": "This is just a new way to get to know some more FoLCs!", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "A fan of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." ], "links": [ [ "fandom", "fandom" ], [ "slang", "slang" ], [ "fan", "fan" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(fandom slang) A fan of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." ], "tags": [ "slang" ], "topics": [ "lifestyle" ] } ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "FOLC" } ], "word": "FoLC" }
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