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  • noun Plural form of afficionado.

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  • So every New Years 'Eve, the locals and some select few train afficionados gather to talk quietly between shrieking children and laughing teenagers, to celebrate the new year and to ride the train out into the dark, under the stars.

    Bringing in the New Years' With Steam Heather McDougal 2008

  • So every New Years 'Eve, the locals and some select few train afficionados gather to talk quietly between shrieking children and laughing teenagers, to celebrate the new year and to ride the train out into the dark, under the stars.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Heather McDougal 2008

  • Sadly we've seen scenes where pro-government 'afficionados' executed a slash & burn campaign on the municipal offices and mayoralties from which they were ousted in the November 23 (last year) local and regional elections.

    Venezuela'pposition political fog-horns are already blasting through the accumulated smoke after shash & burn pogroms! 2009

  • I won’t even start with how annoying it is when pseudo-intellectual music "afficionados" act superior.

    Ashlee Simpson Takes ‘SNL’ Lip Sync Blame 2004

  • Twitch gamers and FPS afficionados would probably hate it, but it might strike a chord with fans of survival horror games. saydave hold on i got a call on the other line deathmetalhero there go all my minutes ......

    The Latest Gimmick: Last Call, an Interactive Horror Movie, Will Phone You During the Film | /Film 2010

  • Earlier this month, on November 11-14th, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, it was my great privilege to be flown out in my capacity as Pyr Art Director to attend IlluXcon2, a gathering of some of the best sf/fantasy artists in the world for a four-day weekend, exhibiting their art and hanging out with hardcore collectors, art directors, and sf/fantasy art afficionados.

    IlluXCon 2 Lou Anders 2009

  • As I write – and remember that this is a poll of Washington Post readers, not Instapundit afficionados – the tally stands at 84 percent for the last option.

    Law 2010

  • Earlier this month, on November 11-14th, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, it was my great privilege to be flown out in my capacity as Pyr Art Director to attend IlluXcon2, a gathering of some of the best sf/fantasy artists in the world for a four-day weekend, exhibiting their art and hanging out with hardcore collectors, art directors, and sf/fantasy art afficionados.

    Archive 2009-11-01 Lou Anders 2009

  • It should be required reading for younger and older sci-fi afficionados alike.

    [GUEST POST] Sarah A. Hoyt on The Death of Science Fiction: It Ain't Over Till The Fat Droid Sings 2010

  • However, for you comic afficionados, the complete description on the postcard reads: The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1/Nov.

    Girls Go Postal! | The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl 2009

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