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Whovian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈhuː.viː.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

From (Doctor) Who + -v- + -ian; compare Peruvian and Kachruvian.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to the fictional universe of Doctor Who.
   • One of the more inventive applications of the Frazerian thesis that magic is misunderstood science is the British television series Dr Who[…]Most space aliens who make it to the Whovian Earth are as interested in power and 'the art of managing the mob, which is called leading people by the nose ' as any Tolandish druid or priest. 2000, Leslie Jones, “Stone Circles and Tables Round: Representing the Early Celts in Film and Television”, in Amy Hale, Philip Payton, editors, New Directions in Celtic Studies, pages 36–37:
   • The Ninth Doctor is haunted, thanks to a 'Time War' that has rendered his species, the Time Lords, extinct at the hands of the Whovian nemeses, the Daleks, who are now supposedly equally extinct. 2010, Jennifer Stoy, “Of Great Zeitgeist and Bad Faith: An Introduction to Battlestar Galactica”, in Roz Kaveney, Jennifer Stoy, editors, Battlestar Galactica: Investigating Flesh, Spirit and Steel, page 11:
   • ³³ In a historical irony, the Daleks have been taken as metaphors for the Nazis; the other main Whovian adversaries, the Cybermen, were likewise metaphors for Cold War Communists. 2011, Robynn J. Stilwell, "Bad Wolf": Leitmotif in Doctor Who. in James Deaville (ed.), Music in Television, page 140

Forms

Relateds

Whoniverse

Synonyms

Doctor Whovian

Translations (1)

fr whovien (of or pertaining to the fictional universe of Doctor Who)

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Whovian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhuː.viː.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

From (Doctor) Who + -v- + -ian; compare Peruvian and Kachruvian.

Meanings

1. (slang) A fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who.
   • Typing birthday and Doctor Who into the search fireld turned up a fan-made video of a Dalek singing "Happy Birthday," which was perfect for my friend Steve, a fellow Whovian. 2009, Dave Awl, Facebook Me!, page 170:
   • But I am sorry; I'm a devout Whovian and I guess I got a little hot seeing the good Doctor ignored like that. 1985, Amazing: science fiction stories, page 23:
   • In his time, he's been a comic-book geek, a role-playing geek, a computer geek, and a sci- fi geek, though never a Trekkie, Trekker, or a Whovian, because he has his limits. 2009, Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci, editors, Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd:
   • Westin: "Oh, yeah. We found a full fledged member of a fan club that has already seen all episodes of the show[…]he was a closet Whovian, or what ever they are called.” 2010, Dave Zhang, What!, page 91:

Forms

Synonyms

Doctor Whovian

Translations (5)

sco whavian (fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who) · ru ху́виан (fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who) · ru до́ктороман (fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who) · fr whovien (fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who) · fr whovienne (fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who)

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