[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Groupie"

[Shapiro, Fred]

groupie (OED, 2.b., 1966)

1965 Sacramento Union 6 Nov. 13/4 (Newspapers.com)

A point-system game of trying to guess how many "groupies" (little girls who clamor for the attention of the Beatles, or any other pop music groups) were scrambling up the hills surrounding the Beatles' not-so-hidden hideaway.

Fred Shapiro

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