groupie
Americannoun
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groupies
plural
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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
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Origin of groupie
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Some might see it as a full circle moment for Hudson, who received an Oscar nomination for her performance as the groupie Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 rock memoir “Almost Famous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
"I'm not a Nolan groupie but this one blows the door off the hinges."
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2023
There he stood, center aisle, wearing a suit and a bright orange tie, trying to position himself to shake as many hands as possible, as if he were a solitary political groupie.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 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
The late bus doesn’t leave for another half hour, so I guess I’ll be a theater groupie.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
“People in our hotel are here just for the eclipse, which is kind of neat. Space groupies, I guess. I’ve never experienced one, so I’m looking forward to it.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Mr. Vecchi said it is common for criminology students to become fascinated by certain crimes or even become groupies for serial killers.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
The number that brings the house down is “Friday Night,” which features three groupies of the rabbi celebrating Shabbat to a disco beat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
Many will see this as nothing but vamping, a thought echoed by their "Only Murders" groupies.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2022
Unlike most hockey players, he somehow managed to keep his teeth, and he flashes them at us now like we’re groupies.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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