No Fun City
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reportedly coined in 2000 by an organiser of Vancouver's annual Symphony of Fire fireworks exhibition (now known as the Celebration of Light), who was upset over a tobacco company being prevented from sponsoring the event.[1] Strict liquor licensing laws have also been pointed to as the source of the nickname,[2] as has an incident in which police advised people to avoid a New Year's celebration, fearing violence.[3] Further popularized in 2010 via a feature documentary called No Fun City about the struggles faced by Vancouver music venues, directed by Melissa James and Kate Kroll.[4]
Proper noun
[edit]- (informal, usually derogatory) The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- 2002, Elizabeth Nolan, "Vancouver's Underground Stars Light up the Night", The Nerve, Volume 3, Number 3, May/June 2002, page 4:
- Where did this wealth of visual expression come from, and how did it blossom in No Fun City, of all places?
- 2015 February 27, Patrick Johnston, “Rugby notebook: ‘Fandamonium’ the word of the day at Canada Sevens announcement, Olympic qualifying and more”, in The Province:
- The Winter Olympics brought people out on the street and showed that even in No Fun City, we could find ourselves having endless fun.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:No Fun City.
- 2002, Elizabeth Nolan, "Vancouver's Underground Stars Light up the Night", The Nerve, Volume 3, Number 3, May/June 2002, page 4:
References
[edit]- ^ Tom Charity & Fiona Morrow, Time Out Vancouver, Time Out (2006), →ISBN
- ^ Tom Jordan, Vancouver, Explorer Publishing (2008), →ISBN, page 30
- ^ Mark Hume, "Vancouver's 4 a.m. bars create havoc for police", The Globe and Mail, 8 November 2006
- ^ Rachel Mendelson, Keeping a lid on fun in Vancouver, Maclean's, Aug 27, 2009
Further reading
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Nicknames of Vancouver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
