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noun
A child, especially a girl in her preteens and early teens, who follows popular clothing fashions, music trends, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Coined in the 1950s from teeny (“teenage”) + bopper (“one who dances to the form of improvisational jazz popular at the time”).
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
