teenie-bopper

plural teenie-boppers

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of teenybopper.

   Whenever an authentic trend is co-opted by teenie-boppers and dumbed-down programming, the worry is that charlatans will abound.

   2009 November 6, Derek Brown, “Did Gossip Girl Kill the Speakeasy?”, in James Bennet, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2013

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   As of this spring, Barbie not only talks (“I love being a fashion model”), she has acquired two new friends. Both of them are blabbermouths, too: Stacey, who comes in a two-piece swimsuit and a pair of ponytails (Copper Blonde and Summertime Blonde) has real eyelashes, bendable legs, a twist-and-turn waist and says six teenie-bopper things like, “I think miniskirts are smashing!”

   1968 May 19, C. Robert Jennings, “In the Toy Business the Christmas Rush Is On”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Indeed, surveys by El Colegio indicate that full-time vendors at street food stands—even more prevalent in Tijuana than strip shows and bars catering to blue-eyed teenie-boppers—typically earn two to three times the official minimum wage of $4 to $5 a day.

   1989 June 11, Patrick McDonnell, “Borderline Businesses: Tijuana Vendors Thrive Serving Illegals on Journey to El Norte”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026

   Implausible as it may seem, there are legions of Buffyphiles out there – young and old, teenie-boppers and scholars, vampire lovers and just-plain Sarah Michelle Gellar freaks – who believe this cult teen drama is the least-watched great show on TV.

   2002 January 22, Gayle MacDonald, “Why she slays us”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2024