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/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

teenybopper (plural teenyboppers)

A child, especially a girl in her early teens, who follows popular clothing fashions, music trends, etc.

Derived terms

Translations

person

Dutch: teenybopper m
Finnish: pissis (fi)

French: petit minet m, petite minette f

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