cosfamous

English

Etymology

Blend of cosplay +‎ famous

Adjective

cosfamous (comparative more cosfamous, superlative most cosfamous)

  1. (fandom slang) Well-known within the cosplay community.
    • 2014 August 29, Galvin, Nick, “Oz Comic-Con puts the power of the geeks on show”, in The Sydney Morning Herald‎:
      "I contact people who you would call 'cosfamous' about how they made a certain costume and they have all been really forthcoming and really helpful. […]
    • 2014, Kroski, Ellyssa, Cosplay in Libraries: How to Embrace Costume Play in Your Library‎, →ISBN, page 29:
      Although cosplay is simply a fun pastime for most, there are some cosplayers who have become recognized and well known for their costumes, armor, and prop creations; they have become “cosfamous.”
    • 2015 August 31, Porter, Ryan, “Professional cosplayers find fame and a bit of fortune on convention circuit”, in Toronto Star‎:
      While cosplayers tend to be equally split between men and women, those who become #CosFamous are overwhelmingly female.

Hypernyms

  • For semantic relationships of this term, see famous in the Thesaurus.
  • BNF (“Big Name Fan”), WKF (“Well Known Fan”)
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