Ringnut

English Etymology From en ring nut, by analogy with en wingnut. Pronunciation en En-au-Ringnut.ogg AU Noun en slang humorous or _ pejorative A fan of the opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner. en Ringhead en Wagnerian Wagnerite en Charles McGrath ‘Ring’ Pilgrims: On the Horns of a Devotion http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/arts/music/08mcgr.html?_r=1&oref=slogin The New York Times 8 July 2007 Ringnuts have been known to wear plastic versions of those helmets while standing in line outside the opera house. https://web.archive.org/web/20230510143221/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/arts/music/08mcgr.html?_r=1&oref=slogin 10 May 2023 en Daniel J. Wakin ‘Ring’ Fans and the Met Lock Horns Over Ticket Rule http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/arts/music/10wagn.html?_r=0 The New York Times 10 April 2008 For Ringnuts who may be alarmed by the new ticket policy, there is a modest loophole, discovered by Mr. Hardt. https://web.archive.org/web/20251224204818/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/arts/music/10wagn.html?_r=0 24 December 2025 en 15 June 2008 graham Re: Where is everyone? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/uk.food+drink.misc/jnG76YQ0SVQ/QQ1q--VaTOMJ uk.food+drink.misc It's the same with Wagner's operas (apart from Dutchman) - one is either a "Ringnut" or completely indifferent. en slang humorous or _ pejorative A fan of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien and/or the film trilogy based on it. en Ringer en Tolkie Tolkiendil Tolkienian Tolkienist Tolkienite en 22 December 2003 toto Fun for non-Tolkien fans (was Re: DON'T PUT SPOILERS IN SUBJECT LINES) https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/misc.kids/HJm3tc6W-C4/QuTCAG_0T7gJ misc.kids 27. Sit next to a ringnut and ask "so what's the deal with the ring?" every time it comes on the screen en 18 March 2004 Rob Jensen Re: Yesterday episode https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.tv.gilmore-girls/koH2v6tifG4/c7eVCRxlMvQJ alt.tv.gilmore-girls And to borrow a LotR reference for a moment -- and forgive me, 'cause I'm just a casual fan of the LotR movies, not a Ringnut -- Emily is Bilbo to Lorelai's Frodo and Rory's Sam. en 26 August 2006 webmaster@themovieaddict.com Retrospective: Dead Alive (1992) https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.arts.movies.reviews/AZdQU_siJhQ/3EF6nhoR6moJ rec.arts.movies.reviews And I'm sure I'll get plenty of hate mail for single-handedly declaring all Ringnuts and Jackson fanboys are losers when I'm the guy spending time writing a review to post on the Internet, but hey, I never said I wasn't a hypocrite. Anagrams en ginnrtu runting turning en 2-syllable words en Fans (people) J. R. R. Tolkien Opera People