Meanings
plural Angelistas
- A fan of the character Angel from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
The split was between the Angelistas and the Xanderistas.
2002 December 2, William George Ferguson, “Re: Buffy fan subgroups”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)2 more examples
Most of the rabid Angelistas have defended his hiding as nothing more than an issue of self-protection against Buffy's fantasy of Angel being staked by Giles, and yet in "Amends," Angel himself finally decided it would be better to die than to ever pose a threat again.
1999 April 6, Micky DuPree, “Re: Is Marti Noxon a man-hating sadist?”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)I'm an Angelista who likes Xander too, but Xander irritates me occasionally so I can still go dualistic from time to time. ;-)
1999 May 14, DesertRoaz [username], “Re: EW article about Angel's show”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)
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Angelista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angelista
“Angelista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angelista. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Angelista,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angelista.
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