1
: a fan of a rock group who usually follows the group around on concert tours
2
: an admirer of a celebrity who attends as many of his or her public appearances as possible
3
: enthusiast, aficionado
a political groupie
golf groupies
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Stevens groupies, whose obsession with detail has much in common with people who followed the Grateful Dead, will be fascinated.
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
Her Lee isn’t an equal partner to Arthur but another accessory in his grand tragedy — a supercharged, scary-eyed take on a serial-killer groupie.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
The actress played Edward Norton's skinhead girlfriend in American History X (1998), Adam Sandler's love interest in The Waterboy (1998), and a groupie alongside Kate Hudson in the Oscar-winning film Almost Famous (2000).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Where Red Rooms’ Clémentine rather neatly fits the profile of the wide-eyed serial killer groupie—constantly rhapsodizing about the accused’s innocence and the witch hunt waged against him—Kelly-Anne’s own motivations are murkier.
—John Semley, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
Her Lee isn’t an equal partner to Arthur but another accessory in his grand tragedy — a supercharged, scary-eyed take on a serial-killer groupie.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
The actress played Edward Norton's skinhead girlfriend in American History X (1998), Adam Sandler's love interest in The Waterboy (1998), and a groupie alongside Kate Hudson in the Oscar-winning film Almost Famous (2000).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Where Red Rooms’ Clémentine rather neatly fits the profile of the wide-eyed serial killer groupie—constantly rhapsodizing about the accused’s innocence and the witch hunt waged against him—Kelly-Anne’s own motivations are murkier.
—John Semley, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Groupie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groupie. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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groupie
noun
group·ie
ˈgrü-pē 
: fan entry 3
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: a fan of a rock group who usually follows the group around on concert tours
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