Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A fan who follows a rock group around on tours.
  • noun An enthusiastic supporter or follower.

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  • noun A young female fan of a rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a famous person, usually a rock band member.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)

Etymologies

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From group +‎ -ie; from 1967.

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Examples

  • Plant once said the difference between a fan and a groupie is a fan is someone to have sex with and a groupie is someone who wants to take care of you like a mother or girlfriend.

    Lindsay Lohan On “Big Brother” 2009

  • When looking to describe her contribution to the Sixties and Seventies, the word "groupie" - perhaps "super-groupie" - might spring to mind.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • I date a couple of NBA players and now I get classified as a groupie.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • I date a couple of NBA players and now I get classified as a groupie.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • I date a couple of NBA players and now I get classified as a groupie.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • I date a couple of NBA players and now I get classified as a groupie.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • After losing my virginity to a pathetic excuse of an aspiring rock god and then being called a groupie by an even bigger one, my fantasies became increasingly elaborate.

    I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008

  • After losing my virginity to a pathetic excuse of an aspiring rock god and then being called a groupie by an even bigger one, my fantasies became increasingly elaborate.

    I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008

  • After losing my virginity to a pathetic excuse of an aspiring rock god and then being called a groupie by an even bigger one, my fantasies became increasingly elaborate.

    I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Stephanie Kuehnert 2008

  • At the risk of being labeled a Prager groupie, which is probably a fair characterization,

    AMERICAN DIGEST 2010

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