groupie

[ groo-pee ]
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nounInformal.
  1. a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour.

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

Origin of groupie

1
First recorded in 1965–70; group + -ie

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groupie

/ (ˈɡruːpɪ) /


nounslang
  1. 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

  2. an enthusiastic follower of some activity: a political groupie

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