trainspotterish

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adjective

Like a trainspotter; obsessively nerdy

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivetrainspotterish (comparative more trainspotterish, superlative most trainspotterish)

comparative more trainspotterish · superlative most trainspotterish

  1. 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 92
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    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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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