"evilista" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evilistas [plural]
Etymology: evil + -ista Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|evil|ista}} evil + -ista Head templates: {{en-noun}} evilista (plural evilistas)
  1. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) A fan who wanted Spike to remain evil and unredeemed. Categories (topical): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fans (people) Synonyms: Evilista
    Sense id: en-evilista-en-noun-3hrjojql Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ista

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2001 June 25, Mrs. Poet, “Re: The standard of goodness for Spike”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2002 May 7, Rose, “Re: James Marsters in Baltimore, MD July 12-14 2002”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)",
          "text": "Redemptionists hope this will be the crisis that forces him to change, evilistas are shrugging it off as typical Spike behavior, and even perhaps showing him in a better light than they thought as he is remorseful.",
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          "ref": "2002 December 3, Juleen, “Re: Buffy fan subgroups”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)",
          "text": "There are the Evilistas that believe the only good vampire is a dusty vampire.",
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          "ref": "2002 May 7, Rose, “Re: James Marsters in Baltimore, MD July 12-14 2002”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)",
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