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

See Examples For:

grup

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 Charles Herbert Sylvester

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 William Patten

But I think the truth has some grup o' 'im.

From Salted with Fire by George MacDonald

I have thee holden In what Scotia calls a "grup," All my fleeces now are golden, Full troy weight—for wool is up!

From The Coo-ee Reciter by Various

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

From Rab and His Friends by John Brown