grup

or Grup

[ gruhp ]

noun

, Informal.

1. (especially in marketing) an adult, usually over the age of 30, whose lifestyle, interests, and tastes are in some ways the same as those of much younger people:

   skateboards that appeal to grups and teenagers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grup¹

First recorded in 2005–10; coined by Adrian Spies, U.S screenwriter (1920-98), for Miri (1966), an episode of the original Star Trek series (1966-69); contraction of gr(own)up

Example Sentences

Bayrak is chairman of AB Grup Holding, which he founded in 1999, and has investments in crypto currency, construction, tourism and energy sectors.

From BBC

Bayrak is chairman of AB Grup Holding, which he founded in 1999, and has investments in crypto currency, construction, tourism and energy sectors.

From BBC

My gog, but it’ll be a quare scowderment at the Day of Judgment when they come tumblin’ up in their death-sarks, all jouped together an’ tryin’ to drag their tombsteans with them to prove how good they was; some of them trimmlin’ and ditherin’, with their hands that dozzened an’ slippy from lyin’ in the sea that they can’t even keep their grup o’ them.”

From Literature

The government says Grup Yorum has links to the outlawed Marxist Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front, which has carried out suicide attacks and is designated as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and the EU.

From The Guardian

Grup Yorum’s protest has drawn support from across Turkey’s music scene and internationally, including statements of solidarity from the American folk singer Joan Baez, who has performed with the band in the past.

From The Guardian