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congoing en · NOUN · etymology 1

Blend of convention + going.

(slang, uncountable) The action or hobby of attending a convention.
- The rest of it is very good and I wish I had had something of the sort available when I started congoing thirty years ago... ulp. 2005 December, Joseph T. Major, “The Fanivore”, in File 770, number 146, page 25:
- Over that time, the demographic of congoing has evolved, and many longer running cons have had to adapt. 1998 July 16, Andre Lieven, “Re: Why cons SHOULD NOT cost so much”, in alt.fandom.cons (Usenet), message-ID <6ol962$1t0@freenet-news.carleton.ca>:
- The gathering (brainstormed by John Newman) that marked the postwar revival of congoing in England. 1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Whitcon:

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of congaing.
alt of congaing
- If you can picture the scene: you've got people behind the bar breaking into where the spirits are, handing out free spirits and fags; you've got somebody else in the DJ bit handing out George Michael CDs to people, just pinging them around; you've got other people tipping the fruit machines, handing out 50p pieces left, right and centre; and the rest of them are all congoing and singing, jumping all over the cushions and chairs. 2004, Cass Pennant, Rob Silvester, Rolling with the 6.57 Crew, →ISBN:
- He screams, and they all join hands to hips and congo line around the cabin. As they are congoing, Moose puts his keys on a shelf that is located downstage left. 2001, Doodlebug, →ISBN, page 304: