Definitions

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  • noun One who loves the Harry Potter series of books, especially to a fanatical degree.

Etymologies

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Potter +‎ head, possibly by analogy with pothead.

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Examples

  • Alma Alexander's Worldweavers (YA) -- about learning magic despite yourself; despite being a bust at being the seventh child of a seventh child, and what a Potterhead would call a "Muggle".

    If there was a world post Potterstorm, how about some additional reading? mdg1 2007

  • It is all part of a strange copyright infringement lawsuit against a librarian who wants to publish a Harry Potter "Lexicon" in other words, a guide to Potterhead trivia.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008

  • It is all part of a strange copyright infringement lawsuit against a librarian who wants to publish a Harry Potter "Lexicon" in other words, a guide to Potterhead trivia.

    Wall-To-Wall Harry Potter Copyright Trial Coverage Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008

  • Half an hour in an airport bookstore desperately looking for something interesting, a discounted copy of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, and just like that, a Harrymaniac (Potterhead?) is born.

    Tony Sachs: Harry Potter Widower 2008

  • Be sure to read the excellent essay, "Proud to be a Potterhead," by Sabaa Saleem Tahir.

    The Voice of Harry Potter is Coming to Houston Scott Parker 2007

  • Be sure to read the excellent essay, "Proud to be a Potterhead," by Sabaa Saleem Tahir.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Scott Parker 2007

  • As an unapologetic, stand-in-line for reserved copy, waiting for finale like a drooling dog for a bone, Potterhead, I had to click the "On Harry Potter" link.

    Archive 2006-09-01 Mirtika 2006

  • As an unapologetic, stand-in-line for reserved copy, waiting for finale like a drooling dog for a bone, Potterhead, I had to click the "On Harry Potter" link.

    CSFF Blog Tour, Day Three, featuring: EDENSTAR BOOKS & GAMES Mirtika 2006

  • * Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix - of course we got it - we loved the series waaaay before the hype and my wife is secretly a Potterhead, like my best pal Vin.

    Archive 2003-06-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • * Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix - of course we got it - we loved the series waaaay before the hype and my wife is secretly a Potterhead, like my best pal Vin.

    notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003

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