Jekkie

English Etymology en Jekyll -ie Jek(yll), possibly by analogy with en Trekkie. Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒɛki/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jekkie.wav Southern England en ɛki 2 Noun en fandom slang A fan of the musical Jekyll & Hyde (musical) Jekyll & Hyde. en Rebecca Mead Theater Preview New York Magazine 8 September 1997 https://books.google.com/books?id=FegCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72&dq=%22jekkies%22 72 The show already has a built-in constituency of some 300 “Jekkies,” who trailed Wildhorn's other musical, Jekyll & Hyde, as it wound its way through the country before opening here last May. en Jekyll Vibes https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/14/magazine/sunday-december-14-1997-broadway-jekyll-vibes.html The New York Times 14 December 1997 So says -- nay, exclaims -- Pat Tortorella, an assistant bank manager from Staten Island who counts herself among the Jekkies, a fervent subculture of people from all over the country who are so enthralled by the Broadway musical Jekyll and Hyde that they see it again and again. https://web.archive.org/web/20220122181350/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/14/magazine/sunday-december-14-1997-broadway-jekyll-vibes.html 22 January 2022 en 2004 Steven Rivellino Bright Lights, Big Changes https://books.google.com/books?id=530kpRlPLLEC&pg=PA60&dq=%22jekkies%22 60 They helped give their audience exactly what they wanted by offering special ticket discounting especially for their "Jekkies", as well as backstage visits with the stars, and more. en eponyms en Fans (people) Theater