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

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grup

I tempit him wi’ 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 Spare Hours by John Brown

Lord Christ, haud a guid grup o' thy puir bairn and hers, and gie her back her ain.

From Salted with Fire by George MacDonald

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

An' so, 'Good luck to you, Mister Linnell,' I says, an' we gave each other another long grup o' the hand.

From Sonnie-Boy's People by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

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