"Buffyverse" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbʌfiˌvɝs/ [US] Forms: the Buffyverse [canonical]
Etymology: From Buffy + -verse. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Buffy|verse}} Buffy + -verse Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Buffyverse}} the Buffyverse
  1. (fandom slang) The fictional world, or universe, which serves as the setting for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Wikipedia link: Buffyverse Tags: slang Categories (topical): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fictional universes Synonyms: Buffydom Hypernyms: Whedonverse Hyponyms: Wishverse
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