teeny bopper

A form of teenybopper — A child, especially a girl in her preteens and early teens, who follows popular clothing fashions, music trends, etc.

Meanings

nounteeny bopper (plural teeny boppers)

plural teeny boppers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of teenybopper.

    Rich and poor, teeny boppers and football hooligans all wore their flares with pride.

    2015 January 24, Greg Whitmore, “The history of flares - in pictures”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2015
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    [Robert W.] Morgan was still in control, though. He explained he “had grown so weary of the ‘teeny boppers’ requesting the song, he decided to play it repeatedly until the listeners tired of hearing it.” Good Morgan!

    2004 March 17, Steve Harvey, “Playing ‘Puppy Love’ Till They Were Dog Tired”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2021

    As the 1960s broke over us, and teeny boppers were screaming at the Beatles’ debut on Ed Sullivan, the old-style dancing seemed still in place in Mobile — holding hands, leaning close, following a step.

    2013 December 31, Roy Hoffman, “Dancing Across the Generations”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2014
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