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Pokémaniac

Pokémaniac noun: a dedicated or obsessive fan of Pokémon.

pokémaniac: a dedicated or obsessive fan of Pokémon
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Noun

Pokémaniac (plural Pokémaniacs)

  1. A dedicated or obsessive fan of Pokémon.
    Synonyms:
    Pokéfan

Synonyms of Pokémaniac

Forms of Pokémaniac

pluralPokémaniacs

Origin of Pokémaniac

Blend of Pokémon + maniac. Derived from "POKéMANIAC", the name of a class of opponent characters in-game. The characters are nowadays seen donning cosplay pieces resembling the Pokémon creatures (though originally wearing lab coats and portrayed as being somewhat lunatic). "POKéMANIAC" was the term used in the English translation for the aforementioned, originally called 「かいじゅうマニア」 [kaijuumania] ("monster maniac") in Japanese. Equivalent to Poké- + maniac.

Questions about Pokémaniac

What does Pokémaniac mean?
Pokémaniac means a dedicated or obsessive fan of Pokémon.
What part of speech is Pokémaniac?
Pokémaniac is a noun.
What is the plural of Pokémaniac?
The plural of Pokémaniac is Pokémaniacs.

Words near Pokémaniac in the dictionary

  1. Pokéfans
  2. pokégirl
  3. pokégirls
  4. Pokéman
  5. Pokémania
  6. Pokémaniac
  7. Pokémaniacs
  8. Pokémans
  9. Pokémon
  10. Pokémon Goer
  11. Pokémon Goers

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