Trekkies
Convention costume wearers
Trekkies are devoted fans of the *Star Trek* science fiction franchise.
The term dates to the original 1960s television series and covers fans of all subsequent films, spinoffs, and merchandise.
Trekkies are known for attending conventions, wearing costumes, and mastering fictional languages like Klingon.
Some fans prefer the term Trekkers, considering it more dignified.
Accepted social practices
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- collectiblesItems people amass
autographs · merchandise · fan clubs · forums · communicators · phasers · uniforms · props
Hand sign with parted fingers
- live long and prosperWish for enduring wellbeing
- beam me upRequest for teleportation
- Klingon languageConstructed alien tongue
- technobabbleFake scientific-sounding nonsense
ship wars · redshirts · conventions · Comic-Con · memorization · trivia
Obsessive intellectuals, or candy
- geeksEnthusiasts of niche subjects
- enthusiastsPeople deeply into something
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- aficionadosArdent, knowledgeable enthusiasts
obsessives · superfans · diehards · loyalists · purists · fanatics · hardcore · passionate
- fan lettersCorrespondence praising public figures
- charity eventsOrganized functions for giving
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- online forumsWebsites for group discussions
William Shatner · Patrick Stewart · George Takei · Nichelle Nichols · subreddits · local chapters · international · multigenerational
conventions
Accepted social practices
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
collectibles · autographs · merchandise · fan clubs · forums · communicators · phasers · uniforms · props · posters
Vulcan salute
Hand sign with parted fingers
- live long and prosperWish for enduring wellbeing
- beam me upRequest for teleportation
- Klingon languageConstructed alien tongue
technobabble · ship wars · redshirts · conventions · Comic-Con · memorization · trivia
nerds
Obsessive intellectuals, or candy
- geeksEnthusiasts of niche subjects
- enthusiastsPeople deeply into something
- devoteesPassionate adherents
aficionados · obsessives · superfans · diehards · loyalists · purists · fanatics · hardcore · passionate · dedicated
Leonard Nimoy
- fan lettersCorrespondence praising public figures
- charity eventsOrganized functions for giving
- documentaryFactual film about reality
William Shatner · Patrick Stewart · George Takei · Nichelle Nichols · online forums · subreddits · local chapters · international · multigenerational
- Star TrekSpock, Kirk, Enterprise, USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk
- fan groupsfan club, booster club, fandom, fan forum, online community
- fandomfandom, fandoms, fan club, fan base, fanbase
- Sci-fi fandomsWhovians, Browncoats
- book fandomsPotterheads, Twihards, Shadowhunters
- sky watchersstargazer, astronomer, astrophotographer, comet hunter, eclipse chaser
- trekking polesHandheld hiking supports
- mountain trekkingWalking through high terrain
- jungle trekkingHiking through dense tropical forest
- trekking shoesFootwear for rugged trails
- trekking bootsRugged footwear for trails
- trekking routesPaths for long walks