Buffery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being a buff or enthusiast; a keen interest in something; fandom. uncountable

    "The first phase was a sudden fashion among the film buffs, some of whom latched on to the picture with the enthusiasm that suggests that film buffery, that beguiling beacon of Sixties taste, has slid into some really desperate final phase."

Synonyms

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buffhoodbuffism

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"The first phase was a sudden fashion among the film buffs, some of whom latched on to the picture with the enthusiasm that suggests that film buffery, that beguiling beacon of Sixties taste, has slid into some really desperate final phase."

Etymology

From buff + -ery.

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