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Spikeophile
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English
Etymology
From en Spike -o- -phile.
Noun
en Buffy the Vampire Slayer _ fandom slang A fan of the character Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Spike from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
en 24 July 1999 Lord Usher Re: Pure Demon theory https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer/vifTnozQgKU/ZVxeMOkwoYcJ alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (The rabid Spikeophiles are expecially fond of it, as they use it to demonstrate that he's not a soulless demon like the rest of vampirekind.)
en 25 July 2002 Clairel Re: New Fury interview: Spike & soul https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer/cu3WFHd6rso/hDw62NujWLMJ alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer If you mean that Spikeophiles are wrong to love this fictional character, well, that's just silly.
en 9 September 2002 Ray Stark Re: Faith (S3) vs Buffy (S6) https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer/mNmDYeQ-jGQ/uCnpndxaZHMJ alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer This all or nothing thinking is probably what causes the Spikeophiles and the anti-Spikists to go at each other so hard.
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en eponyms
en Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fans (people)