groupien.

Brit.

/ˈɡruːpi/, U.S.

/ˈɡrupi/

Forms: 1900s– groupie, 1900s– groupy. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: group n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < group n. + -y suffix⁶, in sense 1 as shortening of group captain n. at group n. Compounds 2.

colloquial.

1. R.A.F. slang. With capital initial. Short for group captain n. at group n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > airman > [noun] > officer in air force > group captain

group captain1919

groupie1943

1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 35 Groupie, a Group Captain.

1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock iv. 74 ‘Oh sergeant, don't leave us for a moment,’ said Groupie acidly.

1966 Listener 21 Apr. 589/3 There is a horrible Cyclops of a groupie.

1983 J. D. Harvey Tumbling Mirth (1986) 141 Leaping from his bunk, he ran over to the Group Captain, placed his sleeve next to the Groupie's, and started counting the stripes.

2012 Scunthorpe Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 64 Warmer climes were on the way for ‘Groupie’ who was taking up a new post as a staff officer..in Singapore.

a. A person associated with or on the periphery of a core group of famous people. rare.

ΚΠ

1958 Life 22 Dec. 116/2 The clan [of film stars] also includes what Director Billy Wilder calls ‘groupies’, knots of acceptable nonsquares who are welcomed to its larger convocations and camp meetings.

b. A young woman who regularly follows a pop or rock group, a celebrity, etc., esp. in the hope of having a sexual relationship; (in extended use) any enthusiastic fan or follower.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > unchaste behaviour of woman > unchaste or loose woman > other spec.

grass widow1529

leaguer-laundress1630

leaguer-lady1702

leaguer-lass1822

garrison-hack1876

sing-song girl1934

groupie1966

1966 Rockford (Illinois) Morning Star 2 Feb. c7/2 The big rock 'n' roll groups..have a name for those teen-age girls who hang around for hours awaiting a glimpse of their favorites. The boys call their fervent fans ‘groupies’.

1969 N.Y. Post 24 Jan. 38/2 ‘The Groupies’—girls who chase the boys in the rock groups—are now getting so way out in their adulation that the whole mess warrants a federal investigation.

1978 Christian Sci. Monitor 6 Mar. 29/1 My good friend (and royal groupie) informed me that the Prince of Wales..was to appear that evening at the Royal Festival Hall to deliver a speech.

1990 Egg Sept. 105/2 By midmorning you have to compete with the crowd of Kennedy wanna-bes and Newt Gingrich groupies for the plump strawberries and collard greens.

2012 Gay Times May 42/2 I still get groupies coming on to me, but I'm aware that before I was famous women wouldn't come up to me like that.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	groupie
释义	groupien. Brit. /ˈɡruːpi/, U.S. /ˈɡrupi/ Forms: 1900s– groupie, 1900s– groupy. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: group n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < group n. + -y suffix⁶, in sense 1 as shortening of group captain n. at group n. Compounds 2. colloquial. 1. R.A.F. slang. With capital initial. Short for group captain n. at group n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > airman > [noun] > officer in air force > group captain group captain1919 groupie1943 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 35 Groupie, a Group Captain. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock iv. 74 ‘Oh sergeant, don't leave us for a moment,’ said Groupie acidly. 1966 Listener 21 Apr. 589/3 There is a horrible Cyclops of a groupie. 1983 J. D. Harvey Tumbling Mirth (1986) 141 Leaping from his bunk, he ran over to the Group Captain, placed his sleeve next to the Groupie's, and started counting the stripes. 2012 Scunthorpe Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 64 Warmer climes were on the way for ‘Groupie’ who was taking up a new post as a staff officer..in Singapore. 2. a. A person associated with or on the periphery of a core group of famous people. rare. ΚΠ 1958 Life 22 Dec. 116/2 The clan [of film stars] also includes what Director Billy Wilder calls ‘groupies’, knots of acceptable nonsquares who are welcomed to its larger convocations and camp meetings. b. A young woman who regularly follows a pop or rock group, a celebrity, etc., esp. in the hope of having a sexual relationship; (in extended use) any enthusiastic fan or follower. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > sexual indulgence > unchaste behaviour of woman > unchaste or loose woman > other spec. grass widow1529 leaguer-laundress1630 leaguer-lady1702 leaguer-lass1822 garrison-hack1876 sing-song girl1934 groupie1966 1966 Rockford (Illinois) Morning Star 2 Feb. c7/2 The big rock 'n' roll groups..have a name for those teen-age girls who hang around for hours awaiting a glimpse of their favorites. The boys call their fervent fans ‘groupies’. 1969 N.Y. Post 24 Jan. 38/2 ‘The Groupies’—girls who chase the boys in the rock groups—are now getting so way out in their adulation that the whole mess warrants a federal investigation. 1978 Christian Sci. Monitor 6 Mar. 29/1 My good friend (and royal groupie) informed me that the Prince of Wales..was to appear that evening at the Royal Festival Hall to deliver a speech. 1990 Egg Sept. 105/2 By midmorning you have to compete with the crowd of Kennedy wanna-bes and Newt Gingrich groupies for the plump strawberries and collard greens. 2012 Gay Times May 42/2 I still get groupies coming on to me, but I'm aware that before I was famous women wouldn't come up to me like that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943
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