"Jekkie" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1997 September 8, Rebecca Mead, “Theater Preview”, in New York Magazine, page 72:",
          "text": "The show already has a built-in constituency of some 300 “Jekkies,” who trailed Wildhorn's other musical, Jekyll & Hyde, as it wound its way through the country before opening here last May.",
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          "text": "So says -- nay, exclaims -- Pat Tortorella, an assistant bank manager from Staten Island who counts herself among the Jekkies, a fervent subculture of people from all over the country who are so enthralled by the Broadway musical Jekyll and Hyde that they see it again and again.",
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          "text": "They helped give their audience exactly what they wanted by offering special ticket discounting especially for their \"Jekkies\", as well as backstage visits with the stars, and more.",
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        "A fan of the musical Jekyll & Hyde."
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        "(fandom slang) A fan of the musical Jekyll & Hyde."
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          "ref": "1997 September 8, Rebecca Mead, “Theater Preview”, in New York Magazine, page 72:",
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