Potterhead
Potterhead noun: one who loves the Harry Potter series of books, the Potterverse, and/or the Wizarding World Rowling-created franchise, especially to a fanatical degree.
Noun
Potterhead (plural Potterheads)
- One who loves the Harry Potter series of books, the Potterverse, and/or the Wizarding World Rowling-created franchise, especially to a fanatical degree.
- Yesterday's news that Universal Studios was planning to open "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" in 2009 will have prodded the shriek-buttons of millions of young Potterheads, whose relentless campaign for a "really fun holiday this time, Daaad" will have ratcheted forward a few more irreversible...2007 June 1, Pat Kane, “Are They Potty?”, in The Guardian
- Her infectious enthusiasm has brought many knitters (like Alison Hansel!) into the Potterhead fold and has introduced Potterheads into the world of knitting.2007, Alison Hansel, Charmed Knits: Projects for Fans of Harry Potter, page 164
- Synonyms:
- Potterholic, Potterite, Pottermaniac, Potterphile
Synonyms of Potterhead
Forms of Potterhead
| plural | Potterheads |
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Origin of Potterhead
Potter + -head, possibly by analogy with pothead.
Questions about Potterhead
- What does Potterhead mean?
- Potterhead means one who loves the Harry Potter series of books, the Potterverse, and/or the Wizarding World Rowling-created franchise, especially to a fanatical degree.
- What part of speech is Potterhead?
- Potterhead is a noun.
- What is the plural of Potterhead?
- The plural of Potterhead is Potterheads.
Words near Potterhead in the dictionary
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