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Trekkie

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[trek-ee] / ˈtrɛk i /

noun

  • Trekkies
    plural
  1. a fan of the television series and films that form the Star Trek universe, and associated media.


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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 Jun. 13, 2023

Matt: OK, Trekkie question here, but: isn’t the Force something that’s inherited?

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2022

The politician, romance novelist, voting rights activist and yes, Trekkie, makes an unexpected cameo in the season 4 finale of "Star Trek: Discovery." now streaming on Paramount+.

From Salon Mar. 18, 2022

And every Halloween we would go trick-or-treating together, always making sure to visit the Trekkie couple on Grennan Drive first, lest they run out of full-size Oh Henry bars.

From New York Times May 14, 2021

Expecting some eager, socially awkward adolescent, Nichols instead found herself face-to-face with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: King was a Trekkie!

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

But you can almost hear Michelle Yeoh's Philippa Georgiou arguing that sometimes taking down monstrous foes takes sending other monsters against them, a notion plenty of Trekkies agree with.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2025

Among Trekkies, the long-lost first starship model had attained a mythical status.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2024

Of course, the television show “Star Trek: The Next Generation” was a massive hit with sci-fi fans and Trekkies back in the 1990s, and the natural extension was taking the main cast — Lt.

From Washington Times Jun. 13, 2023

Anti-Stratfordians also offer what is, in effect, a shared-world fandom, like that among Trekkies or Baker Street Irregulars.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2023

Much as Trekkies can speak Klingon, many D&D obsessives will know the text by sight — and will no doubt be taking notes on what it means.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2023

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