groupie

[ groo-pee ]

/ ˈgru pi /

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noun Informal.

a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour.

an ardent fan of a celebrity or of a particular activity: a tennis groupie.

Origin of groupie

First recorded in 1965–70; group + -ie

Words nearby groupie

group dynamics, grouper, group genitive, group grope, group home, groupie, grouping, group insurance, groupism, group life insurance, group marriage

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Example sentences from the Web for groupie

What kind of groupie FYIs does the NBA provide during rookie orientation?
The Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah Sounds Off on Weed, the Weather, and Winning|Bill Schulz|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Johnny Depp: Only thirteen years old, Depp lost his virginity to a groupie.
Katy Perry Lost Her Virginity in a Volvo|Marina Watts|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the hypnotizing 15-second clip, a groupie filmed Bieber sleeping on a large striped day bed.
This Is What Justin Bieber Looks Like Sleeping, Taken by a Groupie (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Frankly, in retrospect, to be a groupie attached to me or Woody on those nights, you would have needed the patience of a saint.
11 Best Bits From Rod Stewart’s New Autobiography|The Daily Beast|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But despite her careening passion, she is unable, finally, to make the leap from groupie to devotee.
Paul Auster, Bernhard Schlink, and More of This Week’s Hot Reads: Aug. 13, 2012|Mythili Rao|August 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for groupie

groupie

/ (ˈɡruːpɪ) /

noun slang

an ardent fan of a celebrity, esp a pop star: originally, often a girl who followed the members of a pop group on tour in order to have sexual relations with them

an enthusiastic follower of some activitya political groupie

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单词	groupie
释义	groupie [ groo-pee ] / ˈgru pi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR groupie ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour. an ardent fan of a celebrity or of a particular activity: a tennis groupie. Origin of groupie First recorded in 1965–70; group + -ie Words nearby groupie group dynamics, grouper, group genitive, group grope, group home, groupie, grouping, group insurance, groupism, group life insurance, group marriage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for groupie What kind of groupie FYIs does the NBA provide during rookie orientation? The Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah Sounds Off on Weed, the Weather, and Winning\|Bill Schulz\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Johnny Depp: Only thirteen years old, Depp lost his virginity to a groupie. Katy Perry Lost Her Virginity in a Volvo\|Marina Watts\|January 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the hypnotizing 15-second clip, a groupie filmed Bieber sleeping on a large striped day bed. This Is What Justin Bieber Looks Like Sleeping, Taken by a Groupie (VIDEO)\|Kevin Fallon\|November 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Frankly, in retrospect, to be a groupie attached to me or Woody on those nights, you would have needed the patience of a saint. 11 Best Bits From Rod Stewart’s New Autobiography\|The Daily Beast\|October 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But despite her careening passion, she is unable, finally, to make the leap from groupie to devotee. Paul Auster, Bernhard Schlink, and More of This Week’s Hot Reads: Aug. 13, 2012\|Mythili Rao\|August 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for groupie groupie / (ˈɡruːpɪ) / noun slang an ardent fan of a celebrity, esp a pop star: originally, often a girl who followed the members of a pop group on tour in order to have sexual relations with them an enthusiastic follower of some activitya political groupie Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to groupie devotee, buff, admirer, follower, hanger-on, supporter
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groupie

noun Informal.

Origin of groupie

Words nearby groupie

Example sentences from the Web for groupie

British Dictionary definitions for groupie

noun slang

Words related to groupie