QI Quote
Emma Thompson: You know the word "luvvie"?
Stephen Fry: Yeah?
Emma Thompson: What do you all feel about it?
Stephen Fry: I mean, I'm not going to get as upset as some actors do—some actors say, "We do a bloody hard job at work, we're serious people, we—you know, it's a coal face, doing a play! How dare they call us luvvies!" I think that's a bit overdone. On the other hand, it's a bit tedious when the Daily Mail says "luvvie couple XYZ" or something …
Emma Thompson: Do you know what the first citation of it is in the OED?
Stephen Fry: No.
Emma Thompson: It's you.
Stephen Fry: Yeah?
Emma Thompson: What do you all feel about it?
Stephen Fry: I mean, I'm not going to get as upset as some actors do—some actors say, "We do a bloody hard job at work, we're serious people, we—you know, it's a coal face, doing a play! How dare they call us luvvies!" I think that's a bit overdone. On the other hand, it's a bit tedious when the Daily Mail says "luvvie couple XYZ" or something …
Emma Thompson: Do you know what the first citation of it is in the OED?
Stephen Fry: No.
Emma Thompson: It's you.
TV Show: QI
