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trekkie

noun

  1. fan of the television series Star Trek and/or derivative Works
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛki/

noun

Etymology: From Trek + -ie. From Star Trek, as in groupie. (1970).

  1. A (usually major) fan of the TV science fiction series Star Trek.

    Not all Trekkies go around speaking Klingon and making endless references to the original Star Trek series.

    1992 StarTrek VI is a fast-moving, vigorous book that will not disappoint the legions of Trekkies who avidly follow the adventure of their heroes. — Review of Star Trek - The Undiscovered Country in Amiga User International, author unknown, December 1992, HHL Publishing (UK), page 90.