Shrekkie
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Shrekkie (plural Shrekkies)
- (fandom slang) A fan of the Shrek media franchise.
- 2004 June 12, Paul Chapman, “A must for Shrekkies”, in The Gazette, page D10:
- A MUST FOR SHREKKIES / The new game faithfully follows the Shrek 2 story line, lets you be Puss-in-Boots and is a festival of burp-and-fart attacks
- 2004 June 18, “‘Shrek’ sequels in the making”, in New Straits Times, page 05:
- GOOD news for “Shrekkies”! Work has apparently started on Shrek 3.
- 2007, Curt Gathje, editor, Zagat Movie Guide 2008, Zagat Survey, →ISBN, page 300:
- Shrek the Third […] Staunch shrekkies report “satisfying” viewing via this “fun” three-peat by Hollywood’s profitably “adorable” ogre, who returns with an “excellent cast and animation (as always)” in tow for more “hilarious” misadventures; […]
- 2007 July 15, Joshua Riley, “Green giant will be monster hit”, in Sunday Sun, page 58:
- The skill necessary to complete the game is set at a low level, as the game’s target audience will be young “Shrekkies” who want the game after watching the new feature film of the same name.
- 2008 November 3, Tom Leonard, “Will Shrek be a monster hit on Broadway?”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 47,718, page 29:
- Shrekkies will notice that the musical is going off-piste from the film right from the start when the curtain rises to reveal a seven-year-old Shrek turfed out into an unfriendly world by his parents.
- 2010 May 21, Jonathan Turner, “Q-C IMAX gets first nationwide opening”, in The Dispatch, 132nd year, number 295, Moline, Ill., page B1:
- The IMAX is holding a contest to find the “Biggest Shrekkie” in the Q-C, with the winner getting an Apple iPad loaded with the first three “Shrek” movies. Fans should send in their story (or video or pictures) of “Shrek” love via the Putnam’s Facebook page by this Sunday. The museum will choose the best five, which will be posted on putnam.org for the entire Quad-Cities to decide who is the biggest Shrekkie.
- 2011 May 8, Adam Lusher, “Cheers for Amanda Holden as Shrek the Musical opens”, in The Telegraph[1], archived from the original on 2011-05-09:
- The verdict seemed to be that Blackwood had displayed justifiable chutzpah. By the end of the show, some of the more junior "Shrekkies" were even dancing excitedly in the aisles.
- 2018 November 8, Judd Zebersky, quotee, “Alleghany Corp Investor Day - Final”, in Fair Disclosure Wire[2], Linthicum, Md.: CQ Roll Call:
- But you’re all wondering why would I leave being a lawyer to make toys? But I’m sure you’re just baffled. So no disrespect to any lawyers out there, I’m one of them. But let me tell you why. It was in my DNA. I’m that kid. I’m that comic book kid. I’m that Star Wars kid. I’m that Shrekkie. I’m a designer myself. I’m not great at it, but I love pop culture.
- 2022 December 25, @storytaiIor, X[5]:
- [There are two kinds of people in the world: People who think All Star by Smashmouth is a Shrek song, and people who think All Star (by Smashmouth) is a Digimon The Movie song.] never mind doppio's my favorite xsoleil now. he's the only one who remembers that all star was in the digimon movie. i can't trust anyone else / it is a digimon the movie song to me by the way. out with y'all shrekkies