Disneybounder
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See also: DisneyBounder
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After the blog DisneyBound, + -er.
Noun
[edit]Disneybounder (plural Disneybounders)
- (fandom slang) One who incorporates The Walt Disney Company–themed elements in one’s fashion.
- 2015 May 18, Dewayne Bevil, “Disney fans display devotion”, in Sun Sentinel, volume 56, number 23, page 3B:
- A Disneybounder might wear a yellow skirt, blue top, red bow and apple pin as a quiet shout-out to Snow White or go all-green with a feathered fedora to represent Peter Pan.
- 2019, Therèsa M. Winge, Costuming Cosplay: Dressing the Imagination, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
- In time, Disneybounders began wearing their costume-related dress to work and social occasions beyond the theme parks.
- 2022, Rebecca Rowe, “To Act Like a Kid or Not to Act Like a Kid: Disneybounding in the Parks”, in Sabrina Mittermeier, editor, Fan Phenomena: Disney, Intellect, →ISBN, part 2 (The Disney Theme Parks and Their Fans):
- When a Disneybounder designs an outfit, they decide which elements are most important to that character and the Disneybounder’s representation of it on the Disney stage.
- 2023 March 1, Casey Clark, “Disneybounding lets you dress up as your favorite Disney characters”, in The Daily Journal, volume 149, number 51, page 5B:
- As a Disneybounder myself, my best advice is to have fun with it. That might sound cliché, but it’s true. Don’t stress about not looking like a carbon copy of your favorite character or princess.