pseudo - being apparently rather than actually as stated. Miriam-Webster.
Buffyism - An expression, way of speaking, or quote that has come into common usage or been popularized by the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Urban Dictionary.
pseudoBuffyism - An expression, way of speaking, or quote; being apparently rather than actually as stated; that has come into common usage or been popularized by the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Keith Ramsey.
When Buffy went off the air Keith, my roommate, stopped watching cable TV, bought the entire series on DVD, and has been watching it obsessively ever since. Words and phrases from the show pepper our conversation around the house. The Urban Dictionary doesn't actually capitalize the "B" but I think it's necessary. McCartheyism is capitalized. Besides, it's much cooler with the upper case "B" in the middle of the word.
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Woo! And hoo! I'm cited in the blogosphere! You didn't tell me you posted this. Sneaky much? :)
Yes, a pseudoBuffyism (and definitely with the intercapped!) is an expression following the distinctive language pattern of a character from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", but which was not actually used in the series. It is an umbrella term relating to all characters in the series, not just Buffy, and encompasses quasiWillowisms and faux Xanderspeak as well.
And great choice of pic for your entry, because not only is that not Buffy (it's the Buffy-bot, a robotic pseudoBuffy) it isn't actually from the show. In the series, that scene was filmed from a few feet to the right.
And I don't obsess!
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