Meanings
trekkie1
Trekkie2
plural Trekkies · alternative trekkie · alternative Trekky · alternative trekky
- 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 & antonyms
Origin
From Trek + -ie. From Star Trek, as in groupie. (1970).
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trekkie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trekkie
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