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Critics have opined that Swift has redefined artist–fandom relationships
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- by establishing an intimate connection with Swifties. She has
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- frequently engaged with, helped, credited and prioritized her fans,
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- while the latter have offered unprecedented support and interest in her
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- works irrespective of her wavering reception in the media. They continued
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- to support Swift through her genre transitions and unexpected artistic
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- pivots, helped her during her highly publicized controversies such as the
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- 2019 masters dispute, instigated the political scrutiny of Ticketmaster
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- that led to implementation of various laws, and stimulated economic
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- growth with the cultural impact of the Eras Tour. Swift's releases,
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- promotional efforts and fashion have garnered attention for
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- incorporating Easter eggs and clues that are decoded by Swifties and
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- considered part of her musical universe. The word Swiftie(s) was added to
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- the Oxford Dictionary of English in 2023.
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+ by establishing an intimate connection with Swifties. She has frequently
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+ engaged with, helped, credited and prioritized her fans, who have
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+ offered unprecedented support and interest in her works irrespective of
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+ her wavering reception in the media. They continued to support Swift
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+ through her genre transitions, unexpected artistic pivots, and her
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+ highly publicized controversies such as the 2019 masters dispute, while
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+ instigating the political scrutiny of Ticketmaster that led to
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+ implementation of various laws and stimulated economic growth with the
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+ Eras Tour. Swift's releases, promotional efforts, and fashion have
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+ garnered attention for incorporating Easter eggs and clues that are
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+ decoded by Swifties and considered part of her musical universe.
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+
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+ Cultural analyses have variably described Swifties as a community of
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+ interest, a subculture, and a near-metaverse, while academics have
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+ studied them for their consumerism, content creation, social capital,
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+ collective effervescence, organizing prolificacy, and interpersonal
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+ relationships. The word Swiftie(s) was added to the Oxford Dictionary of
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+ English in 2023. Swifties have also been a subject of criticism, with
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+ some fans displaying disregard for Swift's privacy by publicizing her
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+ real-time locations and engaging in verbal attack of individuals,
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+ including celebrities, who malign Swift. On the other hand, some
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+ Swifties criticize Swift for her lifestyle and professional choices,
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+ which journalists disapprove as a parasocial relationship.
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Is Swiftie a real word?
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relationships.
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The word "Swiftie" for a Swift fan gained popularity in the late 2000s.
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- Etymologically, the word is formed from Swift's name and the suffix "ie"
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- (or sometimes "y" as in "Swifty"), which is often used in diminutives
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- to imply affection. Swift stated in a 2012 Vevo interview that her fans
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- call themselves "Swifties", which she found "adorable". Swift filed the
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- term for trademark in March 2017. In 2023, Oxford Dictionary of English
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- defined Swiftie as a noun meaning "an enthusiastic fan of the singer
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- Taylor Swift." As per the dictionary, some words that collocate with
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- Swiftie in popular usage are "fandom", "die-hard", "hardcore" and
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- "self-proclaimed". According to Dictionary.com, the term Swiftie often
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- implies that the person is "a very passionate and loyal fan—as opposed
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- to just a casual listener.
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+ Etymologically, the word is formed from Swift's name and the suffix
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+ "ie", which is often used in diminutives to imply affection. Swift
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+ stated in a 2012 Vevo interview that her fans call themselves
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+ "Swifties", which she found "adorable". Swift filed the term for
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+ trademark in March 2017. In 2023, Oxford Dictionary of English defined
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+ Swiftie as a noun meaning "an enthusiastic fan of the singer Taylor
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+ Swift." As per the dictionary, some words that collocate with Swiftie in
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+ popular usage are "fandom", "die-hard", "hardcore" and "self-
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+ proclaimed". According to Dictionary.com, the term Swiftie often implies
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+ that the person is "a very passionate and loyal fan—as opposed to just a
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+ casual listener."
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How does someone become a Swiftie?
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"T-Swizzle" is a reference to a song called "Thug Story" that Taylor
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Swift released in 2009 with T-Pain.
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- Journalists describe Swift's works, celebrity, and the fanfare surrounding
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- them as a world of its own, dubbing it a music "universe" subject to
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- analyses by Swifties. Propagated by her prolific use of Easter eggs and
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- "unusually close connection with her fans", Swift is a source of myth in
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- popular culture. Her outfits, accessories, diction, color coding, and
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- numerology have also been Easter eggs. Swifties are known for their fan
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- theories, having gained a reputation as "the best online sleuths" for
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- breaking down and associating various elements they consider as clues
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- or Easter eggs. According to Bruce Arthur of Toronto Star, "Swift is
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- followed by fans whose dedication to her mythology is Byzantine and
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- layered and complex and messianic."
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+ Journalists describe Swift's works, celebrity, and the fanfare
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+ surrounding them as a world of its own, dubbing it a music "universe"
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+ subject to analyses by Swifties. Propagated by her prolific use of
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+ Easter eggs and "unusually close connection with her fans", Swift is a
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+ source of myth in popular culture. Her outfits, accessories, diction,
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+ color coding, and numerology have also been Easter eggs. Swifties are
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+ known for their fan theories, having gained a reputation as "the best
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+ online sleuths" for breaking down and associating various elements they
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+ consider as clues or Easter eggs. According to Bruce Arthur of Toronto
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+ Star, "Swift is followed by fans whose dedication to her mythology is
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+ Byzantine and layered and complex and messianic."
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What are some different elements for Swiftie fan theories about
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