"Whoser" meaning in All languages combined

See Whoser on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Whosers [plural]
Etymology: whose + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whose|er|id2=occupation}} whose + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Whoser (plural Whosers)
  1. (fandom slang) A fan of the British improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? or its American remake. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), Television

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999 January 14, DavidB, “Points don't matter, and \"Americanizing\" the show”, in alt.tv.whose-line (Usenet)",
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