Meanings
comparative more trainspotterish · superlative most trainspotterish
- informalLike a trainspotter; obsessively nerdy
But what makes Fat Lace truly British is its trainspotterish obsession with hip-hop minutiae.
1999 April, SPIN, volume 15, number 4, page 921 more example
With more than 700 varieties of cheese produced in the UK alone and nearly 400 in France, there is scope for indulgence of trainspotterish proportions as you work your way along the cheese counter.
2010, John O'Connell, Jessica Cargill Thompson, The Midlife Manual
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trainspotterish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainspotterish
“trainspotterish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainspotterish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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