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groupie

group·ie
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [groo-pee]
    • /ˈgru pi/
    • /ˈɡruː.pi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [groo-pee]
    • /ˈgru pi/

Definitions of groupie word

  • noun groupie a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour. 1
  • noun groupie an ardent fan of a celebrity or of a particular activity: a tennis groupie. 1
  • noun groupie A person, especially a young woman, who regularly follows a pop music group or other celebrity in the hope of meeting or getting to know them. 1
  • noun groupie fan who follows a rock band 1
  • countable noun groupie A groupie is someone, especially a young woman, who is a fan of a particular pop group, singer, or other famous person, and follows them around. 0
  • noun groupie 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 0

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Origin of groupie

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; group + -ie

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Groupie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

groupie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

groupie usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for groupie

noun groupie

  • devotee — Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
  • buff — Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
  • admirer — If you are an admirer of someone, you like and respect them or their work very much.
  • follower — a person or thing that follows.
  • hanger-on — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.

Antonyms for groupie

noun groupie

  • opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
  • detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
  • enemy — A person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

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