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Many fanbases on TV have their own nicknames. Some are generated by themselves, some from observers and some from detractors.

Be advised when using these terms that by the time the name becomes well known to outsiders, it's often gathered some distaste by those within the fandom. "Trekkie" has reached universal status and even appears in reputable dictionaries, but many within ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' fandom only ever use the term derisively, preferring the term "Trekker". Likewise, "Whovian" comes primarily from US Public Television -- it was originated by, and for some time a trademark of, the ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' Fan Club of America -- and many fans outside the US think it sounds a bit silly, preferring the considerably more baroque but less jargonish "fans of the programme".

Be advised when using these terms that by the time the name becomes well known to outsiders, it's often gathered some distaste by those within the fandom. "Trekkie" has reached universal status and even appears in reputable dictionaries, but many within ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' fandom only ever use the term derisively, preferring the term "Trekker". Likewise, "Whovian" comes primarily from US Public Television -- it was originated by, and for some time a trademark of, the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Fan Club of America -- and many fans outside the US think it sounds a bit silly, preferring the considerably more baroque but less jargonish "fans of the programme".

A subtrope of [[Fan Nickname]], but not to be confused with it.

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* Wingnuts (''[[The West Wing (TV)|The West Wing]]'')

* Whosers (''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway]]?'')

* [[Doctor Who Fans|Whovians]] (''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'')

* [[Doctor Who Fans|Whovians]] (''[[Doctor Who]]'')

** "Wholigans" is an alternative sometimes used in the UK.

*** That must be confusing whenever they run into someone [[Just for Pun|who]] likes [[The Who (Music)|The Who]] (see Music examples below).

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** Lane Napper (the guidance counselor in ''[[Victorious]]''): the Lane Train

* While there isn't one for the fandom as a whole, the ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' community on [[Television Without Pity]] is divided between the Unsullied (those who have not read the [[A Song of Ice and Fire|books]]), and the Bookwalkers (those who have read the books). Unlike [[Broken Base|most divisions among fandoms]], this one is quite amiable, aside from resentment among the Unsullied for when Bookwalkers drop spoilers.

* The recent popularity of certain crossover fandoms has produced such names as Wholockians (fans of [[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]] and [[Sherlock (TV)|Sherlock]]), Superwhovians (fans of [[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]] and [[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]), and Superwholockians (fans of all three).

* The recent popularity of certain crossover fandoms has produced such names as Wholockians (fans of [[Doctor Who]] and [[Sherlock (TV)|Sherlock]]), Superwhovians (fans of [[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]] and [[Doctor Who]]), and Superwholockians (fans of all three).

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* [[Black Eyed Peas (Music)|Black Eyed Peas]]: Peabodies

* Black Label Society: SDMFs, Berserkers, or the Doom Crew

** [[Like Father Like Son|Parakeets for the younger ones.]]

** [[Like Father, Like Son|Parakeets for the younger ones.]]

* Black Veil Brides: BVB Army, divided into "Bridesmaids" for females and "Ushers" for males.

* Bloc Party: Marshall (if you liked the band before their first album) or Pioneer (if you liked them after they released it). This used to refer to their paid membership on their old website. Some even call themselves Weekenders after AWITC.

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* [[Tokio Hotel (Music)|Tokio Hotel]]: Aliens. This was even cemented in the MTVO Music Awards.

* [[Tori Amos (Music)|Tori Amos]]: Toriphiles or Ears With Feet. Tori Amos even made up the EWF name herself to refer to her fans.

* [[Turbonegro (Music)|Turbonegro]]: [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~Turbojugend Turbojugend]

* [[Turbonegro (Music)|Turbonegro]]: [[wikipedia:Turbojugend|Turbojugend]]

* [[Twisted Sister (Music)|Twisted Sister]]: S.M.F.. Dee Synder notoriously explained to Senator Al Gore that it stood for ‘Sick Mother Fuckers’ during the 1985 Senate hearing on offensive content in music.

* [[Uriah Heep (Music)|Uriah Heep]]: Heepsters

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** Hotmen is also used sometimes.

* Bronies (''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', used mainly by the [[Periphery Demographic|older male fanbase]])

** The producers of the show incorporated a [[Shout Out]] to this term into [http://youtu.be/pTPqjKk_xCo a promotional music video], drawing cheers from a significant portion of the brony fan base (and fears of pandering from [[Broken Base|another portion of it]]).

** The producers of the show incorporated a [[Shout-Out]] to this term into [http://youtu.be/pTPqjKk_xCo a promotional music video], drawing cheers from a significant portion of the brony fan base (and fears of pandering from [[Broken Base|another portion of it]]).

** There's also "ponies," "sismares," "hoenies," "bronettes," "pega-sisters," or "fillies" for the older female fanbase.

** Technically, both "bronies" and "ponies" are gender-neutral, but tend to have a gendered connotation.

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