triviaphile

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From trivia +‎ -phile.

Noun[edit]

triviaphile (plural triviaphiles)

  1. (rare) A person who loves trivia (obscure or unimportant facts).
    Synonym: triviaholic
    • 1984 April, Tom Arranaga, “Trivia Quiz: Pursuing Trivia About Today's and Yesterday's Femme Fatales”, in Orange Coast, →ISSN, page 147:
      Bo Derek was a teenager when she met her husband, actor/director John Derek. She starred in a few roles that were tailor made for her by her husband. Among them was a remake of Tarzan. For the champion triviaphile, what was the name of the handsome man who portrayed Tarzan opposite Bo?