teeny-bopper colloq.
(ˈtiːnɪˌbɒpə(r))
Also as one word.
[f. teen n.2 or teenager + -y6 + bopper and infl. by teeny a.2]
A girl in her teens or younger, esp. one who is a fan of pop music and follows the latest fashions.
| 1966 Telegraph (Austral.) 12 Oct. 58/3 The teenybopper is aptly named because her two distinguishing features are her teeny size and her cool boppy with-it attitude to life. 1967 Punch 6 Dec. 847/1 To protest about long-haired commies or mini-skirted teenyboppers. 1969 Fabian & Byrne Groupie (1970) v. 35, I..suffered paranoid fantasies about him pulling lots of teeny-boppers and groupies when he was away on gigs. 1977 Time 18 Apr. 39/1 David Cassidy, 26, teeny-bopper heartthrob who sang his way to rock stardom. 1979 Guardian 4 Aug. 19/3 ‘I think we should be paid for going to school.’ Thus my teenybopper daughter. |