Nolanite

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal black mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, titanium, and vanadium.
  2. 2
    A fan of British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan (born 1970). slang

    "Inception (2010) and The Prestige (2006) are two of his best known films but for core Nolanites, few of his works live up to Memento."

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"Inception (2010) and The Prestige (2006) are two of his best known films but for core Nolanites, few of his works live up to Memento."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Nolan + -ite; named after American geologist Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901–1992).

Etymology 2

From Nolan + -ite.

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