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* Azutard (''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'')

** 'A proud member of Team Seaslug!' has also been spotted.

** Some of the more neutral fan groups refer to themselves as Seishi and assign counterparts in each group for each character.

* T&Bros (''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'')

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' and its fan continuation ''[[Sonic the Comic Online]]'' have the term "Boomers", which is actually canon.

 

* Ben "Gryphon" Hutchins, primary author/editor of ''[[Undocumented Features]]'', wrote circa 2002 that the denizens of the [[Eyrie Productions, Unlimited]] forums had the patience of "rabid crack weasels". He sometimes regrets having done this, as they've taken the name as their own, even having shirts and hats made for it.

* Fans of ''[[Glee]]'' fanfic writer Caitlin (also known as 'Keitorin Asthore' or 'redbullandcupcake batter') refer to themselves as 'Cake Pops'. They also refer to Caitlin herself as 'Mama Cake Pop'.

 

== [[Film]] ==

* 9-Tards (''[[9]]'')

* Programs (''[[Tron]]'' universe)

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* Fans of [[His Dark Materials]] who inhabit the [[Bridge To The Stars]] website style themselves Sraffies.

 

* The ''[[American Idol]]'' forums make fan clubs for each contestant, each with their own unique name, which can range from simply being based on the contestant's name (last year's "Arch Angels" for David Archuleta (now shortened to just "Archies"), this year's "Gokey Gang", "Anoop Troop", etc.) to a reference to a prominent feature (fans of last year's dreadlocked contestant Jason Castro called themselves "Dreadheads") to the more arcane (after David Cook called himself a "word nerd" in reference to his love of crossword puzzles in an early interview, his fan group christened themselves the Word Nerds), to the just plain weird (last year's contestant Ramiele Malubay was small, cute, Asian, and had a powerful voice—so the fan group decided to christen themselves the "[[Pokémon|Pikachu]] Posse.")

** ''[[Big Brother]]'' fans do the same.

* 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]] and [[Sherlock]]), Superwhovians (fans of [[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]] and [[Doctor Who]]), and Superwholockians (fans of all three).

 

== Music ==

* 2NE1: Blackjacks

* 30 Seconds to Mars: The Echelon

* BeliEVErs ([[Eve Torres]])

* The WWE seems dead set on branding fans of the promotion in general as, collectively, "The WWE Universe". The effort the announcers put into shilling the new name makes it seem [[Forced Meme|forced]] and unnatural in their dialogue.

 

== Radio ==

* Fans of British radio star Terry Wogan are either TOGs (Terry's Old Geezers/Gals) or TYGs (Terry's Young Guys/Girls). There are also a number of other terms no longer in widespread use, such as TWITs (Terry Wogan Is Top).

* Australian radio host Philip Adams refers to his listeners as "Gladdies", a reference to a running joke that the only people who listen to his show are little old ladies called Gladys.

 

== Sports ==

* And the original sports "nation," Steeler Nation ([[American Football|Pittsburgh Steelers]]), coined in 1975.

* Canuckleheads, used by detractors of the [[National Hockey League|Vancouver Canucks]]

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* While fans of [[Ravenloft]] can't seem to agree on a collective name for themselves, the team of fanzine writers called "The Kargatane" deserve a mention, for naming themselves after the in-game brainwashed mooks of the Kargat: a secret police force for which Ravenloft's original TSR design team was nicknamed.

* Fans of [[Warhammer 40,000|the Ork Faction of Warhammer]] have been known to call themselves "Nobz," "Gitz," or simply, "Da Boyz," which are all terms for groups of orkish individuals in the game.

 

== [[Theatre]] ==

* Sondheads (fans of [[Stephen Sondheim]])

* [tos]ser (''[[Title of Show]]'')

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Sonicfags (''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'')

* Smashers (''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'')

 

== [[Web Animation]] ==

* Deleteheads ([[Homestar Runner|SBemail fans]])

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* Hannafags (''[[Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name]]'')

** There's also Hannafans and fHannas, both of which came from the (new) forum.

* Fancy Bastards (''[[Hijinks Ensue]]'')

* Clairets or Acolytes (''[http://www.sisterclaire.com/\] Sister Claire'')

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* Kids of the playground (''[[Recess]]'')

* While the fans of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' do not yet have a nickname for the fandom as a whole, the word "Spongetards" has been recently coined to describe the [[Fan Dumb|less-intelligent part of the fandom]].

 

== [[Real Life]] ==