QI, Series F

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!" You know? I mean, 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:
What?! No! I can't believe... Did I invent the word?

Emma Thompson:
Yeah, it's you sometime in the 1980s.

Stephen Fry:
Did I? I'm ashamed.