congoing
nounEtymology Blend of convention + going.
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Lifestyle Slang The action or hobby of attending a convention.
- The gathering (brainstormed by John Newman) that marked the postwar revival of congoing in England.1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Whitcon:
- Over that time, the demographic of congoing has evolved, and many longer running cons have had to adapt.1998 July 16, Andre Lieven, “Re: Why cons SHOULD NOT cost so much”, in alt.fandom.cons (Usenet), message-ID <6ol962$1t0@freenet-news.carleton.ca>:
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- The rest of it is very good and I wish I had had something of the sort available when I started congoing thirty years ago... ulp.2005 December, Joseph T. Major, “The Fanivore”, in File 770, number 146, page 25: