Floyder
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the actions of the Disney animator Floyd Norman.
Coined by colleagues at Walt Disney Studios in 2008, as a blend of Floyd + loiter. Popularized by the 2016 documentary film Floyd Norman: An Animated Life.
Verb
[edit]Floyder (third-person singular simple present Floyders, present participle Floydering, simple past and past participle Floydered)
- To stroll around aimlessly as an aid to creativity.
- 2016 - Will Ashton, Cut Print Film, Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
- His years of “floydering” (a verb coined by his non-employees) barely hold a candle to his vast professional accomplishments, especially within Disney’s historic walls. Will Ashton (2016 August 25) “Floyd Norman: An Animated Life”, in cutprintfilm.com[2], retrieved July 31, 2018
- 2016, Noor Wazwaz, “At 81, Disney's First African-American Animator Is Still In The Studio”, in NPR:
- "I decided I didn't want to work at home," he says. "I missed the camaraderie of the big studio. I missed talking to people. I miss being around the action. And so ... I found an empty office and I moved in. I was probably in violation of some rule or law or whatever, but there I was." He continued to work in the office, and his colleagues affectionately coined the term "Floydering" — it rhymes with loitering — in his honor.
NORMAN: So I guess my position is somewhat unique. I don't know what you would call me. Maybe I continue to floyder (ph) at Disney (laughter). Noor Wazwaz (2016 August 26) “"At 81, Disney's First African-American Animator Is Still In The Studio"”, in NPR.org[3], retrieved July 31, 2018
- 2017 February 15, Monique Jones, “How The First Black Animator At The Disney Studios Became A Legend”, in Birmingham Times[4], Birmingham, Alabama:
- At 81 years old, Norman continues to “Floyder” by freelancing for Disney as a consultant and storyboard artist.