"Buffyite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Buffyite.ogg [Australia] Forms: Buffyites [plural]
Etymology: Buffy + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Buffy|ite}} Buffy + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Buffyite (plural Buffyites)
  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, Buffyholic Hypernyms: Whedonite

Inflected forms

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