"Buffyholic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Buffyholic.ogg [Australia] Forms: Buffyholics [plural]
Etymology: Buffy + -holic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Buffy|holic}} Buffy + -holic Head templates: {{en-noun}} Buffyholic (plural Buffyholics)
  1. (slang) A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fans (people), Television Synonyms: Buffaholic, Buffian, Buffista, Buffyite Hypernyms: Whedonite

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