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English
Etymology
From redemption + -ista.
Noun
redemptionista (plural redemptionistas)
- (Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) A fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.
2001 July 2, Clairel, “The actual redemptionist position (was Re: Starved for S/B fic on the creative newsgroup?)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):In the first place, it is not true that redemptionistas want redemption for Spike to be easy or quick.
2001 July 26, Shawn Carter, “Re: I'm starting to get upset about the whole Spike thing”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):If I see next season true sorrow and compassion from him in regards to his past actions, the redemptionistas will have a convert that they probably don't want.
2005 November 14, Alane, “Happy Spike Redemption Day!”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):Cheers to Spike. Cheers to the Redemptionistas who never stopped believing.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:redemptionista.
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