Fandom Nickname

Many fandoms have nicknames.
Fandom nicknames are popular with music bands, films, television shows, books, games, and sports teams.
There are also nicknames for those who are fans of a specific celebrity or author and their body of work. Some examples are Duchovniks (David Duchovny), Cumberbitches (Benedict Cumberbatch), and Janeites (Jane Austen).
K-pop groups give their fans official fan club nicknames, which are widely used.
Wikipedia has a List of fandom nicknames, which states:
==Similar Types of Nicknames==
There are nicknames for fans of a specific character, such as "Spockite" (Spock) and "Scullist" (Dana Scully). Some examples of being a fan of a specific character, see: names for fans of specific characters.
There are many, many examples of specific nicknames for those who are fans of a pairing or relationship, see bibro. [need some more examples]
==Why Nicknames?==
As with names for musical genres and subcultures, it's not infrequent for fandom nicknames to emerge as insults (usually for unstable or embarrassing fans) before spreading to refer to well-balanced fans through self-deprecation. An example is how the name for Eminem's fandom, "Stans", emerged from a song describing a violent, delusional character who completely misinterpreted Eminem's creative project, and around the turn of the Millennium was used by Eminem fans to insult those who acted like the Stan character -- young, white, male, obsessional fans who imitate Eminem's nasty persona without understanding his ironic intent. Over time, it became an insult from hip-hop fans to any Eminem fan, then as an ironic way for fans to describe the intensity of their own feelings, and by the end of the 2000s, Eminem fans were proudly identifying as Stans.
==Who Gets to Decide?==
The fans themselves? TPTB and the media?
Organic evolution or a more formal process?
==Pros and Cons of Fandom Nicknames==
==Examples of Fandom Nicknames==
See list at Wikipedia for more.
* Alphans/Spacers/1999ers/'99ers (Space:1999)
* Arianators/Ariana Army/Tiny Elephants (Ariana Grande)
* Barbz/Barbies (Nicki Minaj)
* Bardigang (Cardi B)
* Beatlemaniacs (The Beatles)
* Beliebers (Justin Bieber)
* BeyHive (Beyonce)
* Blink (BlackPink)
* Blockheads (New Kids on the Block
* Bronies/Pegasisters (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
* Browncoats (Firefly)
* ARMY (BTS)
* Buffistas (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
* Camilizers (Camila Cabello)
* Cappipalist/Cappipis (Pipkin Pippa)
* Cumberbitches (Benedict Cumberbatch)
* Daydreamers (Adele)
* Darklings (Darkwing Duck)
* Deadheads (The Grateful Dead)
* Die-Hards (Forever Knight)
* Directioners (One Direction)
* Duchovniks (David Duchovny)
* Dwarfers (Red Dwarf)
* Durannies (Duran Duran)
* Eyelashes/Pirates/Avocados (Billie Eilish)
* Fannibals (Hannibal)
* Fanilows (Barry Manilow)
* Fansies (Newsies)
* Fanson (Hanson)
* FoLCs (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman)
* Gaters (Stargate)
* Gleeks (Glee)
* Hooligans (Bruno Mars)
* Idiots (Green Day)
* Janeites (Jane Austen)
* Jonatics (Jonas Brothers)
* KatyCats (Katy Perry)
* Leapers (Quantum Leap)
* Little Monsters (Lady Gaga)
* Lovatics (Demi Lovato)
* Maggots (Slipknot)
* Megatronz (Meghan Trainor)
* Mixers (Little Mix)
* Niallers (Niall Horan)
* Oncers (Once Upon a Time (TV series)
* Parrotheads (Jimmy Buffet)
* Potterheads (Harry Potter)
* Plague Rats (Emilie Autumn)
* Rangerphiles (Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers)
* Sammiacs (Sammy Keyes)
* Scapers (Farscape)
* Skeleton Clique (Twenty One Pilots)
* Selenators (Selena Gomez)
* Senners (The Sentinel)
* Sheerios (Ed Sheera)
* Sherlockians (Sherlock Holmes)
* Smilers (Miley Cyrus)
* Spinners (TaleSpin)
* Stans (Eminem -- an occasional topic of confusion, due to the migration of the word to mean a fan of any artist)
* Swifties (Taylor Swift)
* Stylers (Harry Styles)
* Team Drizzy (Drake)
* Trekkers/Trekkies/Trekfans (Star Trek)
* Tributes (The Hunger Games)
* Twihards (Twilight)
* Whovians (Doctor Who)
* Wingnuts (West Wing)
* X-Philes (The X-Files)
* Xenites (Xena: Warrior Princess)
==Meta/Further Reading==
*List of fandom nicknames on Wikipedia
*From Barbies to Maggots: The Nicknames of 25 Fan Bases, Stacy Conradt |Sep 27, 2011, Mental Floss.
==References==
Category:Glossary