redemptionista

redemptionista

English

Alternative forms

• Redemptionista

Etymology

redemption +‎ -ista

Noun

redemptionista (plural redemptionistas)

1. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) A fan who wanted Spike to be redeemed.
   • 2001 July 2, Clairel, “The actual redemptionist position (was Re: Starved for S/B fic on the creative newsgroup?)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer, Usenet‎:

     In the first place, it is not true that redemptionistas want redemption for Spike to be easy or quick.

   • 2001 July 26, Shawn Carter, “Re: I'm starting to get upset about the whole Spike thing”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer, Usenet‎:

     If I see next season true sorrow and compassion from him in regards to his past actions, the redemptionistas will have a convert that they probably don't want.

   • 2005 November 14, Alane, “Happy Spike Redemption Day!”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer, Usenet‎:

     Cheers to Spike. Cheers to the Redemptionistas who never stopped believing.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:redemptionista.

Antonyms

• evilista

Anagrams

• premeditations