alterna-teen
alterna-teen is the alternative form of alternateen.
Meaning of alternateen
Noun
alternateen (plural alternateens)
- A teenager with an interest in alternative rock and the associated youth counterculture, particularly with visible markers such as piercings.
- Even if you’re a cynical, pierced, and multiply-tattooed alterna-teen, you won’t have a dry eye after this one.2003, Jim DeRogatis, Milk It: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the ’90s,, Da Capo Press, page 83
Forms of alterna-teen
| plural | alterna-teens |
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Questions about alterna-teen
- What is alterna-teen the alternative form of?
- Alterna-teen is the alternative form of alternateen.
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