Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fan who follows a rock group around on tours.
- noun An enthusiastic supporter or follower.
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- noun A young
female fan of arock group ; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a famous person, usually a rock band member.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Plant once said the difference between a fan and a groupie is a fan is someone to have sex with and a groupie is someone who wants to take care of you like a mother or girlfriend.
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When looking to describe her contribution to the Sixties and Seventies, the word "groupie" - perhaps "super-groupie" - might spring to mind.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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I date a couple of NBA players and now I get classified as a groupie.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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I date a couple of NBA players and now I get classified as a groupie.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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I date a couple of NBA players and now I get classified as a groupie.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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I date a couple of NBA players and now I get classified as a groupie.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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After losing my virginity to a pathetic excuse of an aspiring rock god and then being called a groupie by an even bigger one, my fantasies became increasingly elaborate.
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008
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After losing my virginity to a pathetic excuse of an aspiring rock god and then being called a groupie by an even bigger one, my fantasies became increasingly elaborate.
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008
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After losing my virginity to a pathetic excuse of an aspiring rock god and then being called a groupie by an even bigger one, my fantasies became increasingly elaborate.
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008
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At the risk of being labeled a Prager groupie, which is probably a fair characterization,
AMERICAN DIGEST 2010
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