trekkie

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noun

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.”

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Meanings

trekkie1

nountrekkie (plural trekkies)

plural trekkies

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Trekkie.

Trekkie2

nounTrekkie (plural Trekkies)

plural Trekkies · alternative trekkie · alternative Trekky · alternative trekky

  1. slanglifestyleA (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.

    2 more examples

    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.

    2002 I have a major confession to make which will probably incur the wrath of all Trekkies out there. — Trek & Treat, article in The Daily Mirror (UK), Jessica Mellor, Saturday, August 10, 2002, page 44.

    Synonyms: Trekfan, Trekker

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Origin

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

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APA

trekkie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trekkie

MLA

“trekkie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trekkie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trekkie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trekkie.

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