Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buffyatric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buffy-a-tric
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elderly fan of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003).

Slang

Example Sentences

"I'm Harper. Resident breadbaker, librarian, Buffyatric, occasional pirate wench, and quondam Irish harper."
"Uh-oh, better be careful what you say in that regard. I made the same point here just a few weeks ago and got flamed by one of the posting board's "Buffyatrics" (which group actually doesn't seem distinguishable from the younger set, at least not according to some of the items posted at their website)."
"The word "gay" has been adopted as a generic term to cover both male and female homosexuals (aka lesbians). Even *I* know that and I'm an ageing Buffyatric!"

Etymology

Blend of Buffy + geriatric.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Buffyatrics (plural)

Questions

What does buffyatric mean?: An elderly fan of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003).
Where does buffyatric come from?: Blend of Buffy + geriatric.

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