Trekkie

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Trekkie: . noun (pl. Trekkies) ^informal A fan of the U.S. science fiction television program Star Trek

— From the Oxford English Dictionary, ^[1].

There is an old debate about the term Trekker which in sense means the same as trekkies, although the differences in terms are also debated among trekkies/trekkers.^[2]

1 Notes
2 Parodies
3 References
4 External links
5 See also

[edit] Notes

The term "Trekkie" seems to be the one most used in english speaking countries.
The term "Trekker" is preferred by some Star Trek fans as the term "Trekkie" is considered to be a derogatory term.
One could argue that Trekkies could be so-called space-travellers: those interested (trivially) in space travel, but there is also a good chance trekkies are simply enjoying the show, just for fun.
Trekkies and Trekkers are also known as "Trekists," embracing the art of "Trekism."
According to the movie Trekkies 2, Gene Roddenberry once stated at a convention that, "It's Trekkies. I should know. I invented it."
A category of fans more related to DS9 and called "Niners", also exists.
The political weight of the Star Trek fans made it possible to impose the name Enterprise for the first American space shuttle built for the NASA (OV-101), whereas this one was to be called Constitution in the beginning, after a massive campaign of letters organized by Bjo Trimble produced more than 200,000 requests to President Gerald Ford.

[edit] Parodies

William "Get a Life!" Shatner trashes Trekkies is a parody^[3] played by Captain Kirk's actor, in 1986, on Saturday Night Live.
How to Blend With Trekkies Socially is a sort of recipe showing how to connect socially with this category of die-hard fans called "Trekkies".

[edit] References

↑ Trekkie on askoxford Free Oxford dictionary resources online from OUP
↑ Trekker has a different meaning on askoxford Free Oxford dictionary resources online from OUP
↑ Transcript of the parody

[edit] External links

Trekkie at Wikipedia
"Are you (You are) a Trekkie?" Google search terms answers this essential and terrible existence question about being a Trekkie if... (e.g.: you wear a costume and a phaser during conventions, collect books and collectibles, know all episodes, etc.)