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groupie

American  
[groo-pee] / ˈgru pi /

noun

Informal.
  • groupies
    plural
  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.


groupie British  
/ ˈɡruːpɪ /

noun

  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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of groupie

First recorded in 1965–70; group + -ie

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Bardem gets the most, and most extreme attitudes, to play, whether cozying up individually to the Bowdens, threatening a groupie, undergoing a religious conversion, acting normal or being weird.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

Millie Jacoby - a Brit who has lived in Melbourne for the past year - is one such Pesto groupie.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2024

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

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

These weren’t groupies or hangers-on, they were friends.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2024

Key to the success was Billie Jean, a dark tale about the groupies Jackson met while touring with his brothers.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2024

“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

A poem and a magic trick performed by two hateful groupies just ain’t worth my time.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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