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Buffyholic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אֵל (el) Biblical Hebrew נִשְׁבַּע (nishbá) Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet)der. Middle English Elizabeth English Elizabeth English Buffy Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English Buffyholic From Buffy + -holic.

Meanings

1. (slang) A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
   • Anyway, I was thinking that some of us Buffyholics could meet there and perhaps organize a Denver "goober" for Buffy's season premiere. 1998 August 13, barklage [username], “Starcon 98 (Denver)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):
   • Before “Prophecy Girl,” I thought Buffy was a pretty cool show with some great moments, way better than anything else on the box. In its wake, I was an obsessive Buffy'''holic. 2009, Justine Larbalestier, “A Buffy Confession”, in Glenn Yeffeth, editor, Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 78:
   • Cordesman was introduced to Buffy by Buffyholics in his family, watched an episode or two, perceived analogies between the show and America's approach to threats of biological warfare, and developed Buffy into compounds that expressed his views on security. 2003, Michael Adams, Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 100:

Forms

Hypernyms

Whedonite

Synonyms

Buffian · Buffaholic · Buffista · Buffyite