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trainspotterish

trainspotterish adjective: like a trainspotter; obsessively nerdy.

Adjective

trainspotterish (comparative more trainspotterish, superlative most trainspotterish)

  1. (informal) Like a trainspotter; obsessively nerdy
    • But what makes Fat Lace truly British is its trainspotterish obsession with hip-hop minutiae.1999 April, SPIN, volume 15, number 4, page 92
    • With more than 700 varieties of cheese produced in the UK alone and nearly 400 in France, there is scope for indulgence of trainspotterish proportions as you work your way along the cheese counter.2010, John O'Connell, Jessica Cargill Thompson, The Midlife Manual

Forms of trainspotterish

comparativemore trainspotterish
superlativemost trainspotterish

Origin of trainspotterish

From trainspotter + -ish.

Questions about trainspotterish

What does trainspotterish mean?
Trainspotterish means like a trainspotter; obsessively nerdy.
What part of speech is trainspotterish?
Trainspotterish is an adjective.

Words near trainspotterish in the dictionary

  1. trainsickness
  2. trainspot
  3. trainspots
  4. trainspotted
  5. trainspotter
  6. trainspotterish
  7. trainspotters
  8. trainspottery
  9. trainspotting
  10. trainstop
  11. trainstops

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