Caitriot

English

Etymology

Blend of Irish Caitríona +‎ patriot.

Noun

Caitriot (plural Caitriots)

  1. (fandom slang) A fan of the Irish actress Caitríona Balfe (born 1979). [from 2013]
    • 2014 May 16, Kelsey Rambaran, “In love with the Outlander book series”, in Greg Mulock, editor, Miramichi Leader, Miramichi, N.B., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A6, column 4:
      I’m saving for a Caitriot T-shirt for which the proceeds will go to helping a world children’s charity.
    • 2017 September 17, Karin Goodwin, “Outlander: the ultimate catch-up”, in Sunday Herald, Glasgow, →OCLC, page 7, column 1:
      From the Caitriots, Heughligans and Menziatics (devotees of Balfe, [Sam] Heughan and Tobias Menzies, who plays the show’s super-villain Jack Randall) to the US-based Outlander Addiction and the Outlandish Bakers, who track down the cast and crew onset to deliver homemade sweet treats, this is a phenomenon with some serious superfans.
    • 2017 October 27, Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, “Lads and lassies invited to Mesa Library’s Scots-Tober Fest”, in East Valley Tribune‎[1], Tempe, Ariz., →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 November 2024:
      Heughligans or Caitriots can discuss their favorite “Outlander” books during a talk from noon to 1 p.m.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Caitriot.
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