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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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
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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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