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{
"etymology_text": "Blend of Glee and geek",
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"ref": "2009 September 7, Jason Wuthrich, “Re: OT what new shows are you looking forward to seeing this fall season?”, in alt.tv.american-idol (Usenet)",
"text": "I'm more of a Gleek myself.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "2010, Evie Parker, 100% Gleek: The Unofficial Guide to Glee:",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 February 3, Fred X, “Re: Glee - the woman from Pushing Daisies”, in uk.media.tv.misc (Usenet)",
"text": "Well I thought she looked quite cute, so I Googled her. I'm not yet a full on Gleek, honest!",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 April 17, \"Jessica and Goldina\", \"anyone try the Glee app?\", in \"VIPhone\" (Google Groups group)",
"text": "are there any other Gleeks out here in viPhone land? I saw on my facebook today that there's a Glee app!! $2.99 so I grabbed it. maybe I shouldn't have seeing all the financial stress I'm currently under but I'm a Gleek in a big way!! so I couldn't resist!! I needed to check it out!!!"
},
{
"ref": "2010 April 30, Zoot, “Re: Glee-------”, in alt.x.y (Usenet)",
"text": "Yep... I'm a \"Gleek\"! (I'm sure it's partially due to being in band in high school, as we usually did a medley of songs from a musical during each performance.)",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 September 24, Kate Stanhope, “Do You Mind That Glee Can't Keep a Secret?”, in TVGuide",
"text": "Fair warning: One is the beginning of a musical number that's been on every Gleek's watch-list since Spears tweeted this pic.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 September 27, Don Del Grande, “Re: 09/26/2010 New Episode”, in alt.tv.simpsons (Usenet)",
"text": "And you call yourself a Gleek...",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"A fan of the television show Glee."
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"(fandom slang) A fan of the television show Glee."
],
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{
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"Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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"ref": "2009 September 7, Jason Wuthrich, “Re: OT what new shows are you looking forward to seeing this fall season?”, in alt.tv.american-idol (Usenet)",
"text": "I'm more of a Gleek myself.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "2010, Evie Parker, 100% Gleek: The Unofficial Guide to Glee:",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 February 3, Fred X, “Re: Glee - the woman from Pushing Daisies”, in uk.media.tv.misc (Usenet)",
"text": "Well I thought she looked quite cute, so I Googled her. I'm not yet a full on Gleek, honest!",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 April 17, \"Jessica and Goldina\", \"anyone try the Glee app?\", in \"VIPhone\" (Google Groups group)",
"text": "are there any other Gleeks out here in viPhone land? I saw on my facebook today that there's a Glee app!! $2.99 so I grabbed it. maybe I shouldn't have seeing all the financial stress I'm currently under but I'm a Gleek in a big way!! so I couldn't resist!! I needed to check it out!!!"
},
{
"ref": "2010 April 30, Zoot, “Re: Glee-------”, in alt.x.y (Usenet)",
"text": "Yep... I'm a \"Gleek\"! (I'm sure it's partially due to being in band in high school, as we usually did a medley of songs from a musical during each performance.)",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 September 24, Kate Stanhope, “Do You Mind That Glee Can't Keep a Secret?”, in TVGuide",
"text": "Fair warning: One is the beginning of a musical number that's been on every Gleek's watch-list since Spears tweeted this pic.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2010 September 27, Don Del Grande, “Re: 09/26/2010 New Episode”, in alt.tv.simpsons (Usenet)",
"text": "And you call yourself a Gleek...",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"A fan of the television show Glee."
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