groupie
Americannoun
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a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour.
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an ardent fan of a celebrity or of a particular activity.
a tennis groupie.
noun
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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
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an enthusiastic follower of some activity
a political groupie
Etymology
Origin of groupie
Example Sentences
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She’s a character with depth in the book but a peripheral art groupie in the show, where William takes over the Nancy Drew beat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023
Ellie calls her a "groupie" repeatedly which is both pretty judgmental for a tattoo artist and also seems to indicate that Ellie doesn't understand jobs.
From Salon • May 14, 2023
He wrote, “The reason I stay winning is because I’m relentless about being the absolute best at whatever I do — including being the best groupie for my wife & daughter.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
There’s a single female Pacific Tech student; the other women who appear are a genius groupie, student beauticians the male geniuses hit on, and a college administrator.
From Slate • Aug. 20, 2022
I invented a secret admirer for Cap named Lorelei Lumley, a seventh grade student-government groupie, who slipped perfumed love notes through the vents of his locker.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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