Siwanator

plural Siwanatorz · plural Siwanators

1. slangA fan of American dancer, singer, actress and YouTuber JoJo Siwa (born 2003).

   Jojo^([sic]) represents something, and her Siwanators follow her because they like what that is.

   2018 October 16, Meridith Valiando Rojas, Selfie Made: Your Ultimate Guide to Social Media Stardom, Wednesday Books, →ISBN

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   Everywhere I go I meet someone who is a Siwanator (what mega-JoJo fans call themselves). Siwanatorz are fun, loving and believe in themselves and everyone else. […] So I hope this inspires many kids to be Siwanatorz by having fun and showing kindness and courage in all they do.

   2018 November 3, Sophie Divaris, “How singer JoJo Siwa has inspired me”, in Newsday, volume 79, number 62, page B7

   According to a release from the venue, 80 of the 96 shows on her last arena tour sold out, so if your little Siwanatorz want tickets for Christmas, you might want to shell out early.

   2019 November 20, Jay Cridlin, “Hitting the road with her big bows”, in Tampa Bay Times, volume 136, number 119, page 5B

   Siwanatorz take note: The be-glittered pop icon JoJo Siwa brings her D.R.E.A.M. tour to the Save Mart Center on March 24.

   2019 December 31, Joshua Tehee, “Must-see concerts and events coming to Fresno in 2020”, in The Fresno Bee, volume 190, number 35387, page 2A

   Siwanators use games to draw borders around their fandom. They rearticulate attitudes (e.g. positivity and teamwork in ‘follower race’) expressed by Siwa and are thus considered pro-social. […] A substantial portion of Siwanator accounts are populated by images of Jojo^([sic]) merchandise, reposts of Siwa’s social media posts, rare material (like childhood photos), edits and remixes, and pictures of the account holder and of other fans.

   2020, Hattie Liew, “#ILYSM*: Instagram as fan practice”, in Katie Warfield, Crystal Abidin, Carolina Cambre, editors, Mediated Interfaces: The Body on Social Media, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, pages 73–74