tragics
USTRAJ-iks/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪks/AUSTRA-jiks/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪks/
- 1Plural of tragic. Chiefly Australian, informal.
Self-confessed cricket tragics packed the stands for every day of the test.
The convention drew model-train tragics from across the country.
Note
A plural that belongs only to the noun, since the adjective tragic never takes an -s. Today it almost always means obsessive fans. It is an Australian colloquialism, and the object of devotion usually comes first: cricket tragics, model-train tragics. Older texts may use the same plural for writers of tragedy or for tragic dramas, but both of those senses are obsolete.
tragics is a form of tragic
tragic, noun: An obsessively devoted fan or enthusiast; a superfan. Full entry
- Forms
- tragictragics plural
- Spelling
- tragic → tragics: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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