grup

American  

[gruhp] / grʌp /

Or Grup

noun

Informal.

1. (especially in marketing) an adult, usually over the age of 30, whose lifestyle, interests, and tastes are in some ways the same as those of much younger people.

   skateboards that appeal to grups and teenagers.

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Etymology

Origin of grup

First recorded in 2005–10; coined by Adrian Spies, U.S screenwriter (1920-98), for Miri (1966), an episode of the original Star Trek series (1966-69); contraction of gr(own)up

Example Sentences

I tempit him wi' the kail and meat, but he wad tak naething, and keepit me frae feedin' the beast, and he was aye gur gurrin', and grup gruppin' me by the legs.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories by Patten, William

"Use the interlocking grup and keep the staunce a wee bit open and slow back, and dinna press or sway the heid and keep yer e'e on the ba'."

From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

An' now—gi'e us a grup o' ye hand.

From The Broad Highway by Farnol, Jeffery

Page 117: After the carrier’s death, grief wore down the dog’s brave spirit; he became discouraged, impatient, resentful; “he was aye gur gurrin’, and grup gruppin’.”

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Oot went the licht, Jock got his grup, He yarkit an' he ruggit, He doobled up puir Corkie's leg, Syne strauchtened it an' tuggit.

From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by Rorie, David