Pine Nut
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of Pine + pine nut, with a pun on nut (“enthusiast, fanatic”).
Noun
[edit]Pine Nut (plural Pine Nuts)
- (slang) A fan of American actor Chris Pine (born 1980).
- 2014 February 12, Ellie Krupnick, “Chris Pine Gets The Brooding Cologne Ads His Face Deserves”, in HuffPost[1], archived from the original on 14 August 2022:
- Hear that sound? It's the screams of hundreds -- nay, thousands -- of Pine Nuts cheering. Chris Pine, the subject of superfan "Pine Nut" adoration worldwide, has been named the new face of Giorgio Armani Code fragrance for men. The ads will hit magazines (and hopefully very, very large billboards) in June 2014, but in the meantime, the Pine Nuts have one teaser photo to hold them over.
- 2014 November 21, Lynnette Porter, Benedict Cumberbatch, Transition Completed: Films, Fame, Fans, Andrews UK Limited, →ISBN, pages 37–38:
- During one segment, Norton asked fans how far they had travelled to be in the studio audience. When a few who journeyed hours by bus or plane to see Cumberbatch identified themselves, the actor bounded up the stairs to bestow hugs and buss cheeks - a move guaranteed to endear him to fans. It also encouraged fellow Star Trek actor Chris Pine to do the same for those “Pine Nuts” who likewise travelled a long way.
- 2014 November 26, Esther Lee, “Chris Pine Confirms He Is Single, Serenades a “Pine Nut””, in Us Weekly[2], archived from the original on 28 November 2014:
- Great news, Pine Nuts: Chris Pine is single again! […] The flattery continued Wednesday when the talk show host brought out a “Pine Nut” (which is a clever term for the actor’s fan base) from the audience of her show.
- 2017 March 29, Karen Mizoguchi, “Chris Pine Debuts His Shaved Head at CinemaCon — and the Pine Nuts Are Shook”, in People[3], archived from the original on 30 March 2017:
- Chris Pine Debuts His Shaved Head at CinemaCon — and the Pine Nuts Are Shook