Meanings
plural Buffyholics
- slangA fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Anyway, I was thinking that some of us Buffyholics could meet there and perhaps organize a Denver "goober" for Buffy's season premiere.
1998 August 13, barklage [username], “Starcon 98 (Denver)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet)2 more examples
Cordesman was introduced to Buffy by Buffyholics in his family, watched an episode or two, perceived analogies between the show and America's approach to threats of biological warfare, and developed Buffy into compounds that expressed his views on security.
2003, Michael Adams, Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 100Before “Prophecy Girl,” I thought Buffy was a pretty cool show with some great moments, way better than anything else on the box. In its wake, I was an obsessive Buffyholic.
2009, Justine Larbalestier, “A Buffy Confession”, in Glenn Yeffeth, editor, Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 78Synonyms: Buffaholic, Buffian, Buffista, Buffyite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Origin
- Proto-Semitic*ʔil-
- Biblical Hebrewאֵל (el)
- Biblical Hebrewנִשְׁבַּע (nishbá)
- Biblical Hebrewאֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ)
- Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ (Elisábet)
- Middle EnglishElizabeth
- EnglishElizabeth
- EnglishBuffy
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishalcoholic
- EnglishBuffyholic
Cite this entry
Buffyholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buffyholic
“Buffyholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buffyholic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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