Janeite

//ˈd͡ʒeɪnaɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fan of the author Jane Austen, especially one without a background in literary criticism. derogatory, usually

    "“Every dam' thing about Jane [Austen] is remarkable to a pukka Janeite!”"

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austenianausteniteaustenite

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"“Every dam' thing about Jane [Austen] is remarkable to a pukka Janeite!”"

Etymology

From Jane + -ite, coined by British critic and literary historian George Saintsbury in his introduction to Pride and Prejudice published in 1894 (see quotations at Janite).

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