Trekkie
Americannoun
plural
TrekkiesOther Word Forms
- non-Trekkie noun
Example Sentences
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Chen also enjoyed all the awards shows he worked — hey, who says a reporter has to have gravitas all the time? — and said that “as a Trekkie,” his favorite celebrity interview was with the actor Leonard Nimoy.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a misnomer that there’s a one-size-fits-all Trekkie.
From Los Angeles Times
For those who bought Pops the “Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection” in 4K a few years ago, this is the perfect extension to boldly go where no Trekkie has gone before.
From Washington Times
As a child, she was told by her “Trekkie sci-fi blerd of a father” that they’d been “sent to Earth as operatives to observe and report. He made me feel like we were better than those scrutinizing our hair or positionality in life … and instead, placed us in an evolved narrative with a dash of adventure.”
From Los Angeles Times
She said the helmet, which she borrowed for the occasion, belonged to her fiancé — she’s “more of a Trekkie.”
From Los Angeles Times
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