teenybopper
See also: teeny-bopper
English
WOTD – 14 August 2012
Alternative forms
- teeny-bopper
Etymology
Coined in the 1950s from teeny (“teenage”) + bopper (“one who dances to the form of improvisational jazz popular at the time”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtiniˌbɑpɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtiːniˌbɒpə/
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Noun
teenybopper (plural teenyboppers)
- A child, especially a girl in her early teens, who follows popular clothing fashions, music trends, etc.
Derived terms
- teenybopperish
- tweenybopper
Translations
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